coming out of the closet

[Guest guest]

In the past few months we've been priviledged to increase our membership by

many. Newbies, please post with any questions or just to introduce

yourself. We're delighted to have you join us and we roll out the welcome

mat.

I've gotten a couple of queries from people who don't know how to post to

the list. Please e-mail me if you have any trouble or don't understand how

to post, especially from the digest.

Also, newbies or lurkers sometimes e-mail me off-list to answer their CRON

questions. There are several reasons why it's beneficial to ask and have

your questions answered, on the board.

1. First of all, I'm only " one mouse " and any answers I give you may not be

the full picture. If you ask on the list, you can get a better idea of

things if several people respond to your question (s).

2. If you have questions, you can bet others have similar questions. So

your question is probably important and should be asked.

3. It's of benefit to all to actively participate on the list and not just

lurk. Lurkers get the benefit of the information (freely given by others)

and by not wishing to " go public " , don't give back to the forum.

So think of it as " a win-win " situation if you post to the board. And think

of it as lending a helping hand to others and thanking the list for helping

you.

4. There is no need to be fearful of posting here. Nobody has ever been

treated rudely on this list. If you're fearful of posting, because you've

been treated badly elsewhere, that does not apply here.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing that bit of info below Suz. Yes it would help everyone

if more people posted to the entire list. There are several reasons why

it's beneficial to ask and have your questions answered, on the board.

1. If you ask on the list, you can get a better idea of

things if several people respond to your question (s).

2. If you have questions, you can bet others have similar questions. So

your question is probably important and should be asked.

3. It's of benefit to all to actively participate on the list and not just

lurk. Lurkers get the benefit of the information (freely given by others)

and by not wishing to " go public " , don't give back to the forum.

So think of it as " a win-win " situation if you post to the board. And think

of it as lending a helping hand to others and thanking the list for helping

you.

4. There is no need to be fearful of posting here. Nobody has ever been

treated rudely on this list. If you're fearful of posting, because you've

been treated badly elsewhere, that does not apply here.

on 12/30/2002 4:50 PM, Suzanne Cart at massuz@... wrote:

>

> MOST interesting was the number of people who wrote to me off list to admit

> that they struggled with the same problem, BUT WERE UNWILLING TO SHARE IT WITH

> THE GROUP for one reason or another. Think about that for a moment. Why are

> we here?

>