> >>Anyway, I was wondering where the
> >> idea came from, that each subscriber
> >> to the mailing list ought to introduce
> >> themselves, in the form of relating
> >> personal information.

There is a significant difference between a subscription to a newspaper,
with fundamentally one-way broadcast information similar to a TV station,
and a mailing list where people share information with one another.  The
stated purpose of this mailing list is a SUPPORT list for people trying to
follow paleolithic diets.  It is an online forum, with lurkers taking the
place of audience.  Forum contributors should introduce themselves to one
another.  If a member of the audience chooses to join the forum, a brief
introduction is in order.

And as Rainah said so nicely, "you may make fast friends"...

Lynnet