On Sun, 23 Mar 1997, Paul Mimms wrote:

> Well, Peter, I can understand your belif of why we are all here, but I
> think that belief is only personal.  Many of us who were the early
> subscribers to this list were active in computer user groups across the
> country.  One of the main reasons for many of these groups, including the
> one I started, is to provide information to our group members.

Paul,
Are you sure Peter wasn't pulling our chains with his expression of
distaste for the article posters?  I mean, the irony of having just read
that excellent article on the "pushing" of information just prior to
Peter's message didn't go over my head, even if it was unintentional!

For what it's worth, I honestly don't even know why we're attempting to
establish a uniform subject field pattern for this list, as past
experience has shown us that such a thing rarely works for long in this
medium!  Perhaps I missed some of the logic expressed when the subject
field categorization was proposed, but frankly, even if everyone did
follow the rules it wouldn't save me much time in my reading, or
non-reading for that matter!  If one is going to stick around in this all
so transient medium, they best master the art of separating the wheat
from the chaff on their own, as that's the only thing they can depend on!

Ok, that's my single, obligatory message for this list, just as I post in
most lists to which I subscribe, so back to lurker status...
                                                                Willie