A european perspective

[middletn]

Hi Guys, 

I'm aware that some people have posted messages regarding the fact that some 
messages appear to have been moderated and so do not appear in the list.  I 
have no idea as to why this is happening, all I can say is that the list 
server is behaving a little odd.  Big brother is not looking honest! 

As I sit here in a gloomy Oxford England, I reflect on when this list was 
setup some four years ago.  It's a credit to you all that in that time I've 
only had to forceably eject one loon. 

When the list was started, there were a number of other lists running, and 
there was some doubt as to whether or not the NSRCA starting one would work. 
It was setup in part, due to the number of offensive posts and junk in those 
lists.  At the time I was living in sunny VA (miss it like crazy, not to 
mention the folks I got to know).  I have always believed that the pattern 
crowd where an inteligent bunch and that they did not need to resort to 
profanity to get a message across.  Those that have wandered over the years 
have only needed a gentle reminder. 

It's kinda weird, that while the list has been hudgely sucessful in the US, 
it's failed to take off elsewhere.  Don't ask me why, maybe it's a cultural 
thing.  In europe, it seems the order of the day to use on line forums.  
Indeed the one I setup for the British association blew apart the Microsoft 
forum sofware, it simply wasn't designed for the number of posts! 

To that end I have setup a new forum for discussion, accessed from 
www.gbrcaa.org, (direct link www.gbrcaa.org/phpBB2  )  It's only been 
available for a few days and already the posts are expanding rapidly.  The 
software I managed to obtain to run this is quite outstanding.  The server 
the system runs on, is actualy located on the west coast USA, so access 
should be fairly snappy.  So if you want to know what the Europeans are up 
to give it a try. 

I should add, that this is in now way an attempt to subjigate this list, 
it's simply another way to get valuable info.  This list will always be the 
oracle to getting info you want RIGHT NOW! 

God bless you all, and may the list continue to expand exponentialy 

Nik Middleton
List moderator
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