My first bird(s) of 98 was a flock of 15+ bushtits flittering about a bush
by the house. The busy flocks always bring a sense of wonder, and it was a
nice way to start on otherwise very slow January 1st.

Diane Wrote:
>Thanks to those of you with "comforting" words. I would have replied
>directly to Tom G., but after scrolling through his long, long list of
>misbehaving message-senders, I found *no* personal e-mail address for

and Patrick Scott wrote:
>something? Somehow, I think the number (assuming it represents the number
of posts that I made in response to an individual) is way off.

and I write:

Tom Gronseth will no doubt speak. This mystery man is (if memory serves
correctly) the substitute list administrator when Dan Victor is vacationing.

I don't believe that the member list was intended to be a list of
mis-posted listings. It was included to show all members of tweeters and
the *total* number of posts by each. The number of posts data is very
interesting information, and has inspired a very funny (in general) thread.

The inclusion of the list with the discussion of personal messages was just
a way of reminding folks that messages posted to the list go to 600+
people. I'm sure that this was not meant to be heavy, just a reminder to
all of us. Most mailers (maybe all) allow one to specify multiple
recipients and this is a very easy way to organize small groups.

The reply to list feature is different from many lists and I think this may
be one of the things that helps make tweeters special. More of the
discussion winds up in public view where everyone can benefit from it.



Michael Kennedy <mkennedy at waypt.com>
Port Townsend, WA, USA