Great job Wayne! It's a nice surprise to hear that the other list is now in capable and reasonable hands.
Can we also assume that you are not maintaining Paul's blacklist? If he decided he didn't like what you had to say, he'd kill your membership and put you on his blacklist. As many of us remember, this list was founded as a response to that and other unsavory practices of Paul's. So at least several of us might be prevented from joining if the blacklist still exists. I'd like to be able to participate on phonolist under my own name again, having been forced by this policy to ruse my way back in after displeasing him and getting 86'd, at around the time phono-L was born. Sent from my iPhone -- Peter [email protected] On Mar 12, 2009, at 8:21 PM, wayne holznagel <[email protected]> wrote: > Really, the only requirement is that an id is confimed. I try to > google the id first . . . and generally this works for about half > the applicants. If not, I send a personal email telling the > applicant that the only requirement is that an id be confirmed. > Ex: name, address, phone number, web site or a reference to another > list member. At the same time I share my information with them. I > NEVER share an applicants personal information. This is done for > obvious reasons. There may be better ways . . . or worse . . . just > depends on ones perspective. I always try to be positive, > encouraging and up front. This sounds like a lot of work but I > don't look at it that way. I am retired now and have the time to > devote to the hobby. Also, personal contact is so much better in > the fast paced world, don't you agree? > I know that it used to take several weeks for an application to be > approved. I try to contact the new applicant within 24 hours. Once > an id is confirmed it only takes a few seconds to approve the > application. > Some people want to stay on the fringes and not participate . . and > I respect that. However, when the application is approved I try to > let them know that it is much better to be involved. Even new > collectors have something to share. > Belonging to two or more chat groups is very important. Some people > prefer one over another but the real key is staying in touch with > other collectors. > Developing and maintaining a hobby group takes a lot of work. My > hat is off to Loran and Paul . . . the contribution they have made > to the hobby is not measureable in dollars and cents. > > <:)> > Wayne H > > > My website is at http://www.phonomantiques.com/ > > --- On Thu, 3/12/09, Loran Hughes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Loran Hughes <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Phono Forum > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 9:14 PM > > > Wayne, perhaps you could set the record straight on membership > requirements for Phonolist? > > Regards, > Loran > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org From [email protected] Thu Mar 12 22:11:34 2009 From: [email protected] (Douglas Houston) Date: Thu Mar 12 22:11:42 2009 Subject: [Phono-L] Phono Forum Message-ID: <[email protected]> I was once a member of Flin't's phonolist, and was crowded off. But, having read all of this, no matter who is in charge of it, I just want to avoid it like the plague. I'm on Dan Gilmore's and a few radio lists, and those seem to be enough. LOL, the intrigue! > [Original Message] > From: Peter Fraser <[email protected]> > To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> > Date: 3/12/2009 11:38:55 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Phono Forum > > Great job Wayne! It's a nice surprise to hear that the other list is > now in capable and reasonable hands. > > Can we also assume that you are not maintaining Paul's blacklist? If > he decided he didn't like what you had to say, he'd kill your > membership and put you on his blacklist. As many of us remember, this > list was founded as a response to that and other unsavory practices of > Paul's. So at least several of us might be prevented from joining if > the blacklist still exists. > > I'd like to be able to participate on phonolist under my own name > again, having been forced by this policy to ruse my way back in after > displeasing him and getting 86'd, at around the time phono-L was born. > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- Peter > [email protected] > > On Mar 12, 2009, at 8:21 PM, wayne holznagel <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Really, the only requirement is that an id is confimed. I try to > > google the id first . . . and generally this works for about half > > the applicants. If not, I send a personal email telling the > > applicant that the only requirement is that an id be confirmed. > > Ex: name, address, phone number, web site or a reference to another > > list member. At the same time I share my information with them. I > > NEVER share an applicants personal information. This is done for > > obvious reasons. There may be better ways . . . or worse . . . just > > depends on ones perspective. I always try to be positive, > > encouraging and up front. This sounds like a lot of work but I > > don't look at it that way. I am retired now and have the time to > > devote to the hobby. Also, personal contact is so much better in > > the fast paced world, don't you agree? > > I know that it used to take several weeks for an application to be > > approved. I try to contact the new applicant within 24 hours. Once > > an id is confirmed it only takes a few seconds to approve the > > application. > > Some people want to stay on the fringes and not participate . . and > > I respect that. However, when the application is approved I try to > > let them know that it is much better to be involved. Even new > > collectors have something to share. > > Belonging to two or more chat groups is very important. Some people > > prefer one over another but the real key is staying in touch with > > other collectors. > > Developing and maintaining a hobby group takes a lot of work. My > > hat is off to Loran and Paul . . . the contribution they have made > > to the hobby is not measureable in dollars and cents. > > > > <:)> > > Wayne H > > > > > > My website is at http://www.phonomantiques.com/ > > > > --- On Thu, 3/12/09, Loran Hughes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > From: Loran Hughes <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Phono Forum > > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> > > Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 9:14 PM > > > > > > Wayne, perhaps you could set the record straight on membership > > requirements for Phonolist? > > > > Regards, > > Loran > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
