info-mac@utcsrgv.UUCP (info-mac) (07/12/84)
Date: Wed 11 Jul 84 13:21:43-PDT From: Ed Pattermann <uw-beaver!PATTERMANN@SUMEX-AIM.ARPA> Subject: Moderator is back To: ;@info-mac I am back moderating INFO-MAC. I'm sorry for the majority of the list members who had to wade through the garbage that was posted in my absence. Next time, I'll secure a 'guest moderator' while I am away. Since we seem to have many more INFO-MAC listeners and contributors than before, let me reiterate that INFO-MAC is not INFO-LAW, WORKS, HUMAN-NETS, POLY-SCI, CUTE-ANIMAL-STORIES, and INFO-MICRO all rolled into one. The purpose of this list is to stimulate communication and sharing among individuals and groups that are using or seriously interested in the Macintosh. The emphasis should be on USING. INFO-MAC is not the place for trivial gossip, flames, quips, or debates. We are also NOT a user hot-line. I'm sorry to be insistent on this, but INFO-MAC cannot be everything for all people. It was started to promote the sharing of serious MACINTOSH development efforts among all who were interested, but mostly for educational sites. I think the development and sharing of the SUMacc environment is testament to the fact that we are succeeding in that goal. I know people have the need to use the list for other reasons, like 'what do I do when MACxxxx says ERROR x123', or 'gee, the MAC is great, but I'll stick with my TRS80 Model I. It has a larger screen'. For those people, I would suggest someone volunteer to create a new list like MAC-USERS or something like that. Back to the business at hand. -- Ed -------