Good idea, Jim! Eric, you could be the moderator of the PURELY technical list...sounds like the perfect solution.

G. Matthew Bulley
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Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
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Cary, NC USA
888.468.4880 tollfree

-----Original Message-----
From:   Jim Arnott [SMTP:jrasite@EONI.COM]
Sent:   Saturday, November 20, 1999 3:11 AM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        Re: Fw:      emotional - not technical VANAGON content (so there)

Eric,

Maybe you better take a couple of Valium and try browsing the early
('94) archives.  Yes, there's a lot more 'fluff' now than there was
then.  But, we have a LOT more people here than we had then.  And there
was a fair amount of 'fluff' then.  When I joined the list, there were
only a couple of hundred of us.  You get more people, you get more
bandwidth used on subjects like Ken's new kid and the like.  (Mavel tov,
Ken!)  And yes, I also now delete wholesale.  It comes with the
population.  If you really are so disgusted with what this list has
evolved to, why not start another one.  ONElist is free and since Mr.
Carrington has been keeping Gerry so happy, there's really no reason to
continue the 'Spare Vanagon' list.  I'd be more than happy to transfer
vanagon@onelist to your care.  With your own list, you can make any
rules you see fit. Technical discussion only.  Try to get to know anyone
or anything about something other than 1980 to 1991 Volkswagen Type 2s
and you're outta here and such.  It's real easy to make and enforce any
rules you choose. IF it's your list!

Just an alternative.

Jim Arnott
List Administration
Spare Vanagon