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Subject:Re: Searching the archives, suggestions for successful searching
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Thu, 7 Sep 2006 13:02:49 -0700

That would be fun.  If I ever get any time I'm going to try to organise a
PNW get together in southern BC or northern Washington.  I've met a few
listees who live nearby, but a Campout might be entertaining.

George Thorburn's idea was good, just mis-located.  Hey George, how's your
van?

Jake

On 9/7/06, bueses <bueses@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> ...............
> > :::The archive have a search feature.   Click on the link from the base
> > :::page that reads "Search the archives."
> > :::
> > :::At least 90% of the time you will get better info and get it sooner
> by
> > :::searching the archives for a half hour to an hour than you will by
> > :::posting and waiting for people to reply to your problem.   For many
> > :::problems you can find the answer in about the same time it takes to
> > :::write and post the email asking the question.
> > :::
> >
> > Ah, but Sam, you miss the point!  Posting is a social experience, you
> get to
> > bond with the other vanagonauts and feel yourself the member of an elite
> and
> > arcane tribe!
> >
> > Whereas searching is a solitary, indeed lonely experience, with none of
> the
> > warmth of human contact that you get from conferring with your
> cyberbuddies
> > on the list...
>
> I couldn't have said it better!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom B.-actually talking face to face w/ your cyberbuddies is an even more
> radical phase these days?
>

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Jake
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