Ladies and Gentlemen,

I fear that things are getting a little out of hand over the past 2 weeks
with all these worthless posts, so it's time for me to step in.

Simply put, PLEASE STOP IT.

This list was created to talk about Vanagons and the Vanagon "experience".
Things like driving them, camping in them, working on them, or simply
meeting other folks that enjoy them. It's a place to exchange and find out
tips on troubleshooting and repairs or to offer help to others. To tell
others about a great campsite you found or a neat way to customize your Van.

What we don't need to see is:

-Discussions on politics, foreign policy, religion, gun control, birth
control and the like. If it's not somehow Vanagon-related (and I'm pretty
liberal about what *is* Vanagon-related), I don't want to see it. Even on
Friday, when off topic posts are permitted, I would prefer to see some sort
of Vanagon context.

-Complaining on the list, about the list. If you have a issue, complain to
me..not the entire 1000+ member list. Send me a suggestion like, "Hey Tom -
Can you post a reminder about snipping the replies. I noticed that some of
the messages were getting too long." I fancy myself a reasonable person...if
your point is valid, I will act. If not, I won't (and I will provide an
explanation). But badgering everyone else about it simply wastes their time
and clogs their inbox.

-Volunteer "List Cops". If you see something out of whack, show some
restraint. Instead of spouting off to the entire list, how about dropping me
an e-mail instead. I'll follow up and take care of the issue as need be.
That's *my* job, not yours. And cut me some slack if it takes me 12 hours or
more to respond. I have a career, a family and I like to sleep a good six
hours or so each night. If I don't act immediately, I'm doing one of those
other things.  Many times I don't act when somebody runs afoul of list
etiquette, because 20 other people already slammed the offender.

-HTML Mail. I have the list set up to strip HTML mail when possible. Our
server options are set at Language=English,NOHTML. But some posts will still
come through as HTML no matter what...It has something to do with MIME
attachments. Feel free to read about it at:
http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/1.8d/owner/appendb.html#keyLanguage

If you made it this far without hitting the delete key, GREAT. I appreciate
you taking the time to read it all. I enjoy the list and both running it and
participating. I don't want anybody to take what I have said too personally,
this is just an effort to keep it a community we can all enjoy and benefit.

Thanks again,
Your Vanagon List Admin,
TomC
tcarrington@relitech.com
http://www.relitech.com/tomc
http://volksweb.relitech.com
85 Vanagon Crew Cab
82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion
81 Checker A-11 (Taxi)
65 Notchback