To Bob, and Bob, and Marsha, and Chuck, and Vikki and Heather, and all who've been probing one another's hot spots or defending the probees...
Peace, my friends. We *are* moving in the direction of standards for the very good reasons that Bob and Vikki and I and others cite. We are *also* planning to keep simple instructions available for the new folks *and* make them as standardized and the output as well quantified as possible as we go along. That's always been the goal. Marsha and Ivan and Chuck and Heather and all who are willing to help the newbies along the path: Thank you. We need you and you're best suited for the task. But please, hold out hope for the "techies". When the results start to trickle down we'll have even *better* information to give the new ones, and they will be able to have more confidence in the results they will get. Here's the goal: To maintain a dual character for the list. On the one hand, the serious work of trying to understand CS and refine our methods, and on the other hand, sustaining a welcoming and helpful environment for newcomers. Which is more important? Wrong question! Which could we possibly afford to do without: Helping people now, or learning more so we can help people better?! The answer is obvious. We've each got a role to play. I'm *sooo* encouraged to see you taking on so many tasks and responsibilities, folks! The work gets done. I can't always spare the energy to help the newcomers. So, please keep giving them a hand. If there's a problem we have it's getting them to speak up and let us know they're there. Always the message has to be "Don't worry about the tech talk, the simplest setup will work if you try it." And let's hope we can keep experimenting and developing, ***and documenting and publishing*** new results. The better we can answer those recurring newbie questions, the more documentation we have, the more people we'll be able to help. Please, everyone, respect what the others are doing and have to offer. Even if you don't agree to its value, it's part of the whole that is this mailing list community. I mean to say this to *every* *one* of you! We've got it good. It's hard to appreciate just how good things are right now. And there's hope for it to get better. If the good Lord's willing, there'll be time for that to happen. In any case, we're all doing the best we can, and that's not too bad. No, not bad at all... Be well, Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
