JG- SPORRS- For the record-
The BNSF Name the Shame Game was not initially distributed to SPORRS, nor would it have been, as it has nothing whatsoever to do with the context of SPORRS. It was sent to CUNY, and to Foamers, as a very ascerbic joke. It was forwarded to SPORRS by Dana Fuller, who didn't ask permission of the original poster (me). I can't throw stones at Dana because I forward items of interest from list to list all the time, (though they are usually have some sort of 'news' type content). So let's get this straight while we can--first, the post was a joke, and as with all jokes, not everyone will find them amusing, second, it was a post which was sent on by a second party, which is very hard to control. Speaking for myself, if someone sees a post of mine and it is not something which could clearly be called 'news,' (this is a pretty straightforward distinction with most of my posts) please contact me before sending it on to someplace else. Clearly the item had nothing to do with SPORRS and I intentionally left SPORRS off my distribution list. Regards, John Phillips -- http://www.eesoft.com/rr/bnsf740.htm --> SPORRS: Serious Photographers of Railroad Related Subjects
