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[Powderworks] Weed offers

Midnight Oils Tree Midnight Oils Tree" <MOilTree@hotmail.com
Sat, 5 Oct 2002 12:13:02 -0500


I completely agree - which is why I am doing chicago and madison via tree.
I believe the reason why weeds have taken hold is that they take less admin
time for any one single person.  if there were enough folks willing to run
trees, i doubt there would be many weeds

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Julian Shaw" <julian@monkeyfamily.freeserve.co.uk>
To: "Glenn" <gfinnan@optushome.com.au>; <Powderworks@cs.colorado.edu>
Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 6:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Powderworks] Weed offers


> This may sound rather selfish of me and I don't want to sound
unappreciative
> but why the switch from trees to weeds? Everyone gets a chance with a
tree.
> With a weed it's like a competition all the time and some people don't get
a
> look in. I know for the people doing the weeds they are being generous and
I
> don't want to sound like I'm blaming them - I mean why should they have to
> organise a tree. But I'm sure it would save a lot of emails flying round
the
> list if trees were set up. I'm sure there are people out there who would
> have the time to volunteer but just don't have the discs.
>
> Am I offering to set one up? Hmmm maybe - not that I have much time on my
> hands, the know-how or any of the VCD's to start the tree off...!
>
> Julian Lewis Shaw
> Man, Myth or Monkey? Find out:
> http://www.jlshaw.co.uk
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Glenn" <gfinnan@optushome.com.au>
> To: <Powderworks@cs.colorado.edu>
> Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 1:29 AM
> Subject: [Powderworks] Weed offers
>
>
> > People who offer weeds to the list should give the people on the digest
a
> > chance - maybe if you're offering 4 copies for instance make 2 available
> for
> > regular subscription and 2 available for digest.  Often within the same
> > digest, weeds are opened and closed.
> >
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