Re: [Thinkpad] List Scope (and "Seniority)

I'm a d), and I'll vouch for Randal. At that time he was riding a
motorcycle through south central Los Angeles with his ThinkPad
strapped on his back while simultaneously eating chocolate. Sorry
about the digression, but I couldn't resist.

Brian

At 3:00 PM -0700 9/26/03, Randal Whittle wrote:
>Here's a question for all--if you want to take a poll:
>
>How many list members have been subscribed to this list for at least:
>
>a) 2 Years
>b) 5 Years
>c) 7 Years
>d) Since the inception of this mailing list (nearly 10 years)
>
>Now my answer is "D", and the list archives will prove it. Its been
>quite a while since I was a young college kid with my first Thinkpad
>and actively participating on the mailing list, but its also been a
>fabulously useful 10 years of having it as a resource.
>
>I think one of the reasons this list has stuck around so long, and
>so many of us have *still* continued to subscribe to it, is because
>of the high quality of technical knowledge we all share with one
>another, and the tolerance we've had in allowing that kind of
>knowledge to be shared, even when it didn't always fit with
>"ThinkPad" in the discussion. Most of the time it was still related
>in some way, as people were usually reasonable.
>
>Now I've seen it get off-track more than a few times, but it has
>rarely ever been "awful", and I still know how to scan subject lines
>and use my delete key.
>
>Is that too much to ask?
>
>- Randy Whittle
>
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