<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>

The Listowners have traditionally performed many actions in the
background to control the volume of mail on our List.  These actions
are undertaken because volume is the number one reason for
unsubscribing.

New subscribers are shipped several reference files that explain what
is available from the List.  For many reasons, this information is
often skipped, destroyed, or lost by new subscribers.

Additionally, differences in operation between this and other Lists
that enforce no rules contribute to a misunderstanding of what can be
posted on the Celiac List.

To help counteract this problem, we will begin to post occasional
short messages to highlight some of the reference files or to remind
subscribers of the List guidelines.  Our goal is to produce two or
three short messages each month.

Please understand that this change is designed to improve operations
not change the way that 90 percent of our subscribers support our
mutual goals.

Our first message will highlight a common error regarding the contents
of posts.

        All posts must remain within the scope of being a discussion
        on celiac disease or the gluten-free diet/lifestyle.  Just
        because a post is sent to the List, does not make it an
        appropriate discussion for our List.  An example of this
        problem was the recent discussion about the FCC and the
        Internet.  If you desire to reply to one of these posts,
        please reply to the poster NOT the List.

Each month we will also post information on reference files that have
been updated on the Listserve and the WWW during the previous month.

On 1 and 6 January, selected monthly files were updated.  These files
contain extracts of recipes and posts from our experts during December.
To obtain copies FORWARD this file to:
[log in to unmask]

//GET JOB ECHO=No
get celiac breadmu
get celiac recipeu
get celiac expertu
// EOJ

For the listowners,

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Michael Jones ([log in to unmask]) Orlando, FL USA
One of the Celiac & Cel-Kids Listowners
Visit the Celiac WEB site at: rdz.stjohns.edu/lists/celiac