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<b>L O W L A N D S - L - 10 June 2010 - Volume 01</b><br>
<a href="mailto:lowlands.list@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="" lang="DE">lowlands.list@gmail.com</span></a> - <a href="http://lowlands-l.net/" target="_blank"><span style="" lang="DE">http://lowlands-l.net/</span></a><br>
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From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject:
Administrativia</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Dear
Lowlanders,<br>
<br>
Let me just add to what I wrote yesterday (see below) that the person who wrote
to me about this matter wondered if I set up the Village Commons in order to lighten
my workload, in other words, work with Lowlands-L is “too much” for me. <br>
<br>
I can assure you that this is absolutely not the case, and there is no reason to
worry. I set up the Commons <i>in addition</i>, as a service for those that want
to “mingle privately” away from the List. Nothing at all has changed with the List
as such. Obviously, there are misinterpretations and perhaps imaginings floating around.<br>
<br>
As of today, 61 persons are subscribed to the Village Commons. While there is no
posting going on, perhaps people are connecting with each other on a one-to-one
basis. I don’t know because I am getting no feedback.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Reinhard/Ron<br>
Seattle, USA</p>
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<span style="color: navy;">There may be some confusion among you. At least this
is one of you suspects in view of the “reduction” of posts in the past few
days. <br>
<br>
He/she believes that people are not sure what to post to the actual List and
what to post to the Lowlands-L Village Commons (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=118916521473498" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts"><span style="color: navy; text-decoration: none;"><span id="lw_1276101178_0">http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=118916521473498</span></span></span></a>).<br>
<br>
Let me make it simple:<br>
<br>
Please post anything to the List that pertains to the topic area of Lowlands-L:
<a href="http://lowlands-l.net/" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts"><span style="color: navy; text-decoration: none;"><span id="lw_1276101178_1">http://lowlands-l.net/</span></span></span></a>. There is
no change.<br>
<br>
I set up the Village Commons as a matter of courtesy and service because some
of you had suggested it. The intent was to give you an opportunity to socialize
and network with other Lowlanders in more relaxed and personal ways. It is
meant to be a place of chitchat and a place at which clearly
non-Lowlands-related information might be exchanged (e.g. “Take a look at the
picture of our new kitten!”, “Facebook has a new privacy policy,” or “My take
on the Gaza
debacle”). <br>
<br>
Very few of you have posted anything at the Village Commons, lately no one at
all. I might consider removing it if most of you think it is confusing,
unnecessary or redundant. <br>
<br>
In any case, nothing has changed at Lowlands-L. So please keep using it as
usual. <br>
<br>
Regards, Reinhard "Ron" F. Hahn</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: navy;">Co-Founder
& Chief Editor<br>
Lowlands-L (<a href="http://lowlands-l.net/" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts"><span style="color: navy; text-decoration: none;"><span id="lw_1276101178_2">lowlands-l.net</span></span></span></a>)<br>
<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: navy;">sassisch@yahoo.com</span></a></span></p>
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