LL-L "Administrativia" 2003.10.29 (04) [E]

Thu Oct 30 18:25:58 UTC 2003

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From: R. F. Hahn <lowlands-l at lowlands-l.net>
Subject: Administrativia

Dear Lowlanders,

Happy Reformation Day, Halloween and Samhain/Beltane to all of you who will
celebrate these tomorrow (Friday, November 31, "today" to many of you when
you read this)!

A number of people have joined us since my last administrative message.  A
special welcome to all of them.  You will find a list of their places of
residence at the end of this message.

I ask our new Lowlanders and certain "old" ones (and you know who you are)
to make sure that they familiarize themselves with our rules and guidelines:
     http://www.lowlands-l.net/index.php?page=rules
Some of you who ought to know better still keep making basic posting
mistakes such as not giving a subject (LL-L, Lowlands, Answer, etc., simply
won't do!) or making up their own subject instead of continuing a given one,
or not saying whom they quote.

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concern of yours, let me draw your attention to alternatives:

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address that you subscribed, not from an alternative one.

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request the mode(s) you require.

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on this list.  The simple answer is that you need to set your email view
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most of the latest issues of Windows and Office.

Quite a few of you write to me personally.  If you do so, please write to
sassisch at yahoo.com. If you send personal messages to me via the Lowlands-L
address I am likely to assume that they are posting submissions meant for
the entire List to read.  I certainly enjoy hearing from you and getting to
know you individually, also those who do not post to the List, and I promise
you confidentiality.  However, if you write to me personally please be aware
that you are not the only one and do not have my undivided attention at all
times, that I am often unable to respond right away, depending on my work
load.  It has happened a couple of times in the past (one time in the recent
past) that people who posted to the List, and posted *often*, would send me
several private messages for virtually every one of their postings, getting
frustrated and finally leaving the List because they were frustrated that I
did not (= simply could not) respond to each and every one of their numerous
cries for personal attention.  So, yes, I love hearing from you, but please
be understanding and patient.

Thanks for your support, and happy holidays!
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Reinhard "Ron" F. Hahn
Administrator, Lowlands-L
http://www.lowlands-l.net

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Places of Residence of New Lowlanders:

   Belgium:
      Antwerp:
         Berlaar [1]
      Eastern Flanders:
         Sint-Niklaas [1]
   Brazil:
      Pernambuco:
         Recife [1]
      São Paulo:
         São Paulo [1]
   Canada:
      British Columbia:
         Mission [1]
   India:
      Maharastra:
         Mumbai (Bombay) [1]
   Iran:
      Tehran:
         Karaj [1]
   Italy:
      Piedmont:
         Spinetta Marengo/Alessandria [1]
   Lebanon:
      Beirut:
         Beirut [1]
   Netherlands:
      Limburg:
         Ulestraten/Meersen [1]
      Northern Brabant:
         's-Hertogenbosch [1]
      Overijsel:
         Enschede [1]
      South Holland:
         Delft [1]
   Peru:
      Lima:
         Lima [1]
   South Africa:
      Eastern Cape:
         St. Francis Baai [1]
   Spain:
      Catalonia:
         Barcelona:
            Barcelona [1]
   United Kingdom:
      England:
         Cornwall:
            Truro [1]
         East Yorkshire:
            Hull [1]
         Hampshire:
            Basingstoke [1]
            Fleet [1]
         Hertfordshire:
            Ware [1]
         Kent:
            Orpington [1]
   United States of America:
      Alabama:
         Decatur [1]
      California:
         San Francisco [1]
      District of Columbia:
         Washington [1]
      Florida:
         Leesburg [1]
      Louisiana:
         Shreveport [1]
      Michigan:
         Lansing [1]
      Nevada:
         Reno [1]
      Ohio:
         London [1]
         St. Mary's [1]
      Oklahoma:
         Enid [1]
      Texas:
         Houston [2]
      Virginia:
         Fishersville [1]

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