[at-l] how do I post without causing a fight

[charles at uswnet.com (Charles Copeland)]

>
> Actually, it is the newbies' questions that usually get the list back to 
> reality and usefulness.
>
> Please save AT-L by posing the questions that you have, and offering the 
> observations that you gain.
>

I was off the list for almost a year and a half.  I've been back for a week 
and NOTHING HAS CHANGED!!

Incredible...

OB is right though - ask questions.  Don't worry about the feuds - those are 
going to happen whether you ask a question or not.

Charles

P.S.  I'm no longer a Scoutmaster (3 years w/70 boys was enough) but am 
putting together a new Venturing crew of 6-8 disabled teenage boys and 
girls.  I'm also a Climbing and COPE instructor now and am having a *lot* of 
fun hiking to places where I can climb rocks!  Thank you to all of you that 
have given me tons of advice over the years about places to go, how to pack, 
etc.  Also, my current Venturing crew decided they want to hike around 
Grayson Highlands this summer while on their way to the New River Gorge to 
do some rafting and climbing.  That means I'll be asking lots of questions 
about Grayson Highlands.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W F Thorneloe" <thornel@attglobal.net>
To: <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] how do I post without causing a fight


> What a wonderful question.
>
> Probably, you will have to read between the lines and the person to person 
> histories of those on the list. The advice you receive is freely given, 
> often worth nothing but frequently invaluable.
>
> Over the history of this list, there have been memorable flame wars over 
> mundane objects such as umbrellas, Gator Ade, dogs, cell phones, guns, 
> monkeys, beans and ropes. We even have the occasional battle over the 
> Gospel according to Benton MacKaye, and the unworthiness of common hikers 
> and non-thruhikers to possibly understand or appreciate the trail that the 
> heathens profess to love.
>
> This is the way of the Internet List Serv. Occasionally, it results in 
> excessive noise and a lack of any real information getting through. No 
> ListServ theme is immune to this, as I've seen on some VW, medical, 
> psychiatric and other lists.
>
> Actually, it is the newbies' questions that usually get the list back to 
> reality and usefulness.
>
> Please save AT-L by posing the questions that you have, and offering the 
> observations that you gain.
>
> OrangeBug
>
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