Offended ...was NOT!! Re:Hello From A New Member

Avocet wrote:
> 
> John I Jones wrote:
> >
> > Hi Katie, or is it Carolyn?
> >
> > Welcome to the iris list. We call ourselves "Listers" because it isn't a
> > robin. There are lots of us that are just starting out on growing
> > irises. Join in, ask lots of questions, and you'll be surprised at the
> > depth of knowledge of people on the list and their willingness to help.
> > ---
> >
> > John                     | "There be dragons here"
> >                          |  Annotation used by ancient cartographers
> >                          |  to indicate the edge of the known world.
> >
> > John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
> > Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
> > Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
> > Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
> 
>                 Hi,
>         I guess you all aren't up on the technology/etiquette of mailing
> lists.  Messages like this one (sorry John!) are clearly being posted
> UNECESSARILY as I am sure not all hundred odd want to know of your
> personal welcome to this member.  A personal reply is far more
> considerate to the rest of the WORLD trying to use this communication
> tool.  As a visitor to my parents house and an avid computer freak I am
> amazed at some of the.....stuff people post and therefore deliver to
> hundreds of people.
>         As I have argued with Ian, this mailing list is flawed from the start
> as it is NOT an appropriate use of a mailing list, IT IS A NEWSGROUP!!!
> Messages are posted ONCE in newsgroups and read by all at your leasure
> as you browse the postings.  Replies are threaded to maintain context.
>         I have no wish to "rain on your collective parade".  Sorry if I have
> offended, I wish only to enlighten!
>                 Save the Net!,
>                         Brian C. Efford


Brian,

I was totally offended by your above remarks.  I see no problems with
another member welcoming a new member to the "LIST".  Yes, some of the
messages can sometimes be construed as unnecessary but I have and use
the "delete" key at my discretion.  And if you think this list is
flawed, which by the way I do not (and I believe many others do not
also), then take it up with our list creator/monitor, Tom Tadfor Little
(telp@rt66.com) and spare us your enlightment.

Rick Tasco
Superstition Iris Gardens
Central California..........where our temps aren't the only thing
getting hot!
Zone 8
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