relevancy?

[Chantel Reynolds <reynoldb -at- ZIAVMS -dot- ENMU -dot- EDU>]

         Once again people want to limit this list to only those things
they think relevant--a problem we've had a lot lately.   I've been
subscribed to this list for several months, and my tendency is to lurk
quietly until I have something to contribute.  When I do, I try to go
directly to the source, and not make the list any bulkier than it is.

        However, that does not mean that I don't enjoy all the extra
discussions that may not pertain to me, but are still useful anyway.
Writers of any kind tend to go off on tangents--and the best info often
develops from those tangents.

        If this were strictly a question/answer session, I'd never have
stayed subscribed.  But this list has personality.

        So if I get annoyed because it takes an extra thirty seconds (I get
the digest) to scroll past something I'm not interested in, I remember that
the uninteresting (to me) "something" is the very reason I subscribed in
the first place.
        And often I find that the very next day, I need some of the
irrelevant information I was so disdainful about the day before.

        Of course, today I'm sending directly to the list because I didn't
keep all the addresses of the complainers--which I think proves my point.
And of course, this only fuels the discussion and will probably get me
flamed.  Oh well.

        Chantel

1872 Rules for Teachers....
        No. 1 After ten hours in school, the teachers
        may spend the remaining time reading the Bible
        and other good books.
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Barra Chantel Reynolds
Eastern New Mexico University
Graduate Assistant and CRLA Tutor
reynoldb -at- ziavms -dot- enmu -dot- edu