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Re: Salt dough cookies. - Listowner

McAlpine, Duncan G wrote:
> 
> Thank you for your comments.  YES, PRIVATE messages should be sent to the
> author of a post, not the whole mailing list.   This is the biggest problem
> with the internet today.  You get all these new people online and they find
> a chat room  or two and they think the mailing list follows the same ground
> rules.   This is not ture.   I basically makes me mad.
> 
> I really do not want to see any personal chat on the mailing list unless it
> is within the scope of the mailing list.  The reason why you signed on is to
> discuss roses.
> 
> To unsubscribe:
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> > ----------
> > From:         J. Barker
> > Sent:         Monday, November 30, 1998 10:35 PM
> > To:   rose-list@eskimo.com
> > Subject:      Re: Salt dough cookies.
> >
> > Is this a rose list or a general chat list?   Can I suggest that postings
> > be
> > kept to the topic - someone's surgery is surely not a topic for the whole
> > world to read about.  Private postings should be kept private.  I did not
> > subscribe to this list to read about such things ... from Janine
> >
> > At 08:20 PM 30/11/1998 +1000, you wrote:
> > >We made the cookies on the weekend and they turned out splendidly.Perhaps
> > I
> > >over cooked them as they were a little brown, but as we will paint them,
> > it
> > >doesnt matter.
> > >Welcome to the new lady who makes toiletries( sorry I deleted message
> > before
> > >I got your name!)
> > >Id love to know how to make some of those things, they would make great
> > >gifts.
> > >Thanks Mia
> > >
> > >
> >
thank you, thank you, thank you. I am often not computer literate enough
to figure out if I'm sending a message to the whole list or just the
fellow who wants an answer to a question, but I certainly don't
appreciate the personal junk going on, either. thank you for your
action.
Folks, I'm an ARS consulting rosarian in 6a, southern Idaho, and happy
to field questions whenever. Best, Cathy Walworth.
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