>The obvious needs to be pointed out: if every time someone new joins
>the list, several hundred people must (re)introduce themselves, this list
>will consist of nothing but endless introductions. And everybody sensible
>will unsubscribe.
>
>New people should introduce themselves. Silence from the old folks,
>please.
I figured that since this list is restarting after an absence of about, oh,
6-8 months, introductions might not be a bad idea the first or second time
someone participates. That means, of course, that we will never be
introducedf to the many lurkers.
