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Re: Welcome to the Neil Diamond mailing list!
Paul Maclauchlan wrote:
>
> Hi. My name is Paul Maclauchlan, you have all replied to my posting on
> the Sony Neil Diamond message board regarding a Neil Diamond mailing list.
> There doesn't seem to be an exisiting list, so I have formed one.
>
> Before I make a more public announcement, there are a few administrative
> items I'd like to clear up.
>
> For the time being, you will need to send submissions for the mailing list
> to "paulmac@vex.net". I am looking into getting an appropriate account
> created to receive and send messages.
>
> I plan to send out a "digest" of messages each day, containing all the
> messages sent to the list. This could me changed to each message being
> sent out individually. Please let me know your preference.
>
> I also plan to moderate the list. That means I will filter out
> inappropriate submissions (spam, non-Neil advertising, etc). I will work
> on a list of guidelines that I will follow in deciding if a message will
> be approved. I'd like your help in developing those guidelines.
>
> Please let me know if you thing the following should be allowed on the
> list:
> - messages announcing commercial Neil products (albums, souvenirs, etc)
Yes
> - messages announcing commercial interests that *may* sell Neil items
> (music stores, magazines)
No from the actual vendors, yes as incidental from fans (as in a response to someone
looking for, say, the "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" video, "You may be able to find this
at www.whereever.com.")
> - reprints of Neil articles from newspapers and magazines
Yes
> - personal messages with no new content ("Thanks for yping that article,
> Paul")
No as a standalone message, yes as a tag to a longer message, since I often do that
myself
> - trading of Neil items (books, T-shirts, CDs, records)
Yes
> - trading of bootleg Neil items (concert tapes, radio interviews)
Yes
> - non-Neil topics (favourite singers besides Neil, other current events)
Generally no, but as they relate to Neil, this would be okay. For instance, "The
teachers at my school like Gordon Lightfoot more than Neil." "Oh, well, he's not too
bad - he's my second favorite singer after Neil." But don't continue a conversation on
the merits of Gordon Lightfoot.
> My personal feelings are: Yes, No, Yes, No, Yes, Yes, No
>
> Finally, I'd like to select a "name" for the mailing list. I will also
> use that name for a web site devoted to Neil and the list (including an
> archive of messages sent to the list). Here are some names I've thought
> of, in the order that I like them. Please feel free to contribute other
> suggestions:
>
> Beautiful Noise
> Soolaimon
> Hello Again
> I Am The Tune
> The Gift Of Song
> Glory Road
> Morningside
> Brooklyn Roads
> Heartlight
> Skybird
If I think of one later, I will send it on to you. Any of the above sound great,
though.
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