Hi Arachnids,
I agree with Alice and am thankful to Liz for facilitating Arachne. And the
mental exercise needed keeps the old brain-cells going. Use it or lose it,
both the brain-cells and Arachne (perish the thought). Not everyone wants
to specialise and be compartmentalised; Arachne has a wonderfully eclectic
group of contributors who range over a very wide range of laces types and
abilities as well as some really erudite people. And so far -except for two
occasions in nearly 2 years- I have not seen any impatience or unkindness
but lots of lace-help for those asking for it. Long may it continue!
Happy lace making,
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
- Original Message -
I agree with Devon Lorelie on this. I realize Arachne is text only, but I
don't see why we can't change that. ...
I'm going to speak up again for the sake of new people to this list who
may not understand what Arachne is.
Arachne is a GIFT to the lacemakers of the world by Liz. The base service,
Majordomo, can only do certain things, but has been doing them very well for
however many (17? 18?) years. It is an email forum that allows us to
communicate and learn from each other. It is text only. Liz has maintained
and paid for this service all this time without asking the members for
anything. We don't own Arachne. We just get the privilege of using it
for free.
Computers and electronics have expanded over the years. As mentioned by
several people, there are other forums available these days that have other
capabilities. If they suit your need, use them. Accept Arachne as it is,
enjoy it, participate or lurk, but don't expect it to miraculously change.
A side thought the world is going so picture crazy these days that it
may be very good mental exercise to use only written communication
sometimes.
Alice in Oregon ...
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