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<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">L O W L A N D S - L - 11 May 2007 - Volume 01</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>></span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
Subject: Anniversary</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Dear Lowlanders,</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
<br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">As the month of our 12th anniversary is drawing to an end, I want to thank those of you that during this time made special efforts to further develop our Anniversary Presentation (
<a href="http://lowlands-l.net/anniversary/">lowlands-l.net/anniversary/</a>). A special kudos each goes to Andrys Onsman for his solicitation and facilitation efforts and to Tomoki Minohara for his introduction (<a href="http://lowlands-l.net/anniversary/minohara-en.php">
lowlands-l.net/anniversary/minohara-en.php</a>).</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">This presentation attracts a steadily growing number of visitors from a steadily growing number of countries. Having been watching what goes on in this regard, I am no longer surprised about anything, for example if there is a surge of visits to Dutch and Low Saxon pages from a number of people in, say, the Maldives, which seems to indicate some sort of group sharing in that country. I find this rather pleasing. Many people first visit pages about non-Lowlands languages and then discover those about lesser-known Lowlands language varieties. So this baiting tactic seems to work.
</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">While working on this project I have been enjoying one-to-one contact with many of you, also with many non-members that share some of our interests. Several of the latter ended up joining us.
</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">All of this has been a real treat. It made me realize and appreciate how many interested and interesting people there are among us, and what nice ones too. I am particularly thrilled by the enthusiasm I encounter among those that are considered young by anybody's standards.
</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">I thank all of you who have been writing to me, and I ask that you be patient with me. I have been very busy, but I have not forgotten you and will respond as soon as possible.
</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">It is now abundantly clear to me that many of you feel socially rather isolated with your interests and passions. It also seems that interactions on the List alleviate these feelings only to a certain degree. I therefore encourage you to network with each other as much as possible. Of course, no networking can involve those that choose to remain thoroughlu hidden in the shadows of "lurkdom." However, those of you that are less private might want to consider introducing themselves either in the form of postings to the List or as a part of the anniversary project (
<a href="http://lowlands-l.net/anniversary/members.php">lowlands-l.net/anniversary/members.php</a>) or of the gallery project (<a href="http://lowlands-l.net/gallery/">lowlands-l.net/gallery/</a>), or all of the above. By announcing your specific interests and projects and by inviting responses and collaboration you create rare opportunities for yourselves and for others, opportunities you may later regret not having seized.
</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">If you wish to contribute to our anniversary and gallery projects, please write to me either privately (
<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>) or at the administrative address (<a href="mailto:lowlands.list@gmail.com">lowlands.list@gmail.com</a>) with the respective subject lines "LL-L Anniversary" and "LL-L Gallery".
</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Thank you all.</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Reinhard/Ron</span><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">P.S.: And a happy Mother's Day to all maternal Lowlanders!
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