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Subject:Re: THE NATURAL LIFE CYCLE OF MAILING LISTS From:Kat Nagel/MasterWork <katnagel -at- EZNET -dot- NET> Date:Tue, 6 Aug 1996 07:51:39 -0400
>A colleague sent me this... You'll probably agree:
>+++ THE NATURAL LIFE CYCLE OF MAILING LISTS +++
>Every list seems to go through the same cycle:
<sigh>
Here we go again....
I wrote this piece about 2 years ago for the EARLYM-L mailing list, after a
very bitter reincarnation of the Vibrato Wars (don't ask).
I'm very glad other people find it useful, but I -do- wish they wouldn't
repost it without proper attribution.
K@ __________________________________________________Kat Nagel
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