Re: So Ross... Re: [ferns] Welcome to Ferns!

This is still Fernet!  No point in changing the name since its function
hasn't changed.  Still a network of fern lovers.  The name Fernet has wide
recognition among the pteridologically aware, and sounds nifty as well. :)

Bors
----- Original Message -----
From: "KONING,ROSS E. (Biology)" <KONING@easternct.edu>
To: <ferns@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 9:05 AM
Subject: RE: So Ross... Re: [ferns] Welcome to Ferns!


> Hi Cynthia,
>
> Well, I guess that's for all of us to decide.  Maybe
> we are Ferns Folk? How about Fernsies? (yuck!)
>
> Our name when from pteridonet to fernet and now
> is at just ferns. It is sort of evolutionary...
>
> Anyway, Chris and I were thinking of ways to keep the
> addressing short and to the point...so thank goodness
> we don't have to do the koning.easternct.edu stuff anymore!
>
> Cheers!
>
> ross
>
> > ----------
> > From: Cynthia Farden
> > Reply To: ferns@hort.net
> > Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 11:52 AM
> > To: ferns@hort.net
> > Subject: So Ross... Re: [ferns] Welcome to Ferns!
> >
> >
> >
> > ...what are we?  Ferns-ers? Ferners?  What?
> >
> >
> >
> > On 8/16/02 11:10, "KONING,ROSS E. (Biology)" <KONING@easternct.edu>
wrote:
> >
> > > Greetings former Fernetters!
> > >
> > > Welcome to Ferns!
> > >
> > > Our new venue here at hort.net is provided by Christopher Lindsey
> > > who many in plant biology owe a tremendous debt of gratitude for
> > > hosting several plant-related email lists.  Chris takes all the
> > headaches
> > > involving list servers off of desktop computers of folks like me.  So
> > > let me start by saying THANK YOU to you, Chris, for agreeing to
> > > add ferns to your family of served email lists.
> > >
> > > The new service that Chris provides is NOT associated with a
> > > university, so some of the rules about what we can send are now
> > > greatly relaxed!  It is good to keep discussion focused on ferns,
> > > but now we can have messages that involve advertising for ferns
> > > and groups organizing for special group purchases, etc.  For those
> > > of you with business interests, we can now hear from you on a
> > > more-commercial level.
> > >
> > > So, welcome to ferns@hort.net!
> > >
> > > ross
> > >
> > > Professor Ross E. Koning, PhD
> > > Chapter President ECSU-AAUP
> > > Biology Department - Goddard Hall
> > > Eastern Connecticut State University
> > > Willimantic, Connecticut 06226 USA
> > >
> > > Phone: (860)-465-5327
> > > FAX: (860)-465-5213
> > > Pager: (860)-744-2705
> > > email: koning@easternct.edu
> > > http://koning.ecsu.ctstateu.edu/
> > >
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