LL-L "Anniversary" 2005.02.11 (08) [E]

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

OK, folks, so I prefer wearing my main hat: that of the kindly _oldbaas_.
But, alas, once in a while the hat of the burly, stern _balju(w)-baas_
(taskmaster, overseer) gets dusted off, and the old cat-o-nine-tails --
woe! -- it must go a-crackin' and a-stinging.  I kind of did that last
night -- reluctantly, of course --when I reminded you that our anniversary
presentation still needs help.  Thank you for your responses and for your
understanding.

Thanks to it, a couple of slumberers got roused at least to the point of
uttering peeps and squeaks and crawling out of the woodwork (like global
meese), so we know they're still among the living, at least some of them.
;-)

Also, several sound files either miraculously materialized or they had
existed unbeknownst to me and have now made their presence known.

So we're making some progress as we are heading for the last month before
the grand opening.

However, rather pitiful remains the showing in the department of personal
introductions.  So far we have only eight of those (not counting yours
truly) -- from over 450 members ...  And the ones we have are so nice to
read!  Kudos to the eight of you who took the plunge!  What made me
particularly happy was that four of you are not among the most vocal on the
List (and they'll know whom I mean), two of you having posted only a couple
of times in your tenures of considerable duration.  It's so nice to get to
meet you and to realize that we have some really "cool" people on the List!
And some of the words you read there are really quite poignant -- at least
to me they are.

No, you do not have to be among the translators or among the usual talkers
to introduce yourselves.  No, you do not have be a show-off, a superstar, a
Nobel-Prize-winning author, a linguist, anthropologist, folklorist,
contortionist, somnambulist, exhibitionist or any other -ist type.  It's
particularly those of you who have next to no background in any of
the -istics that are the real asset to the List, that make it relevant and
are (wittingly or unwittingly) the liaison between the List and the rest of
the world.  Don't underestimate yourselves, and don't hide your lights under
a bushel!  Yes, you and your personal introductions matter, matter a lot!

So, please tell us about yourselves (whatever you feel comfortable to
reveal -- no pressure), about what brought you to the List and what you
think of it.  Please send your intros to me (with pictures if possible).
(Yes, I *am* willing to help if you are unsure or stuck, and no one else
will be the wiser.)  No, you do *not* have to write in English.

Thanks, Lowlanders!

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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