Sinister: Where is Dunfermline and the Dalai Lama speaks

[Linda Kerr]

Hullo sinisterines,

I went through the archives ( a useful thing to do, occasionally) to see how
Honey
would put this. There have been a lot of posts recently - which is good!
However, there are some very nice guidelines and stuff in the faq about
posts to sinister.  I quote from a mail which Honey sent some time ago, when
there were only 500 people on the list, and I think they are worth bearing
in mind.  Please, I am not getting at anyone in particular, but observing
these makes the list a better place.  Trust me.

First, please think when you are sending a mail that 1400 people will be
reading it, and it is worth putting some time and effort into it.  Even if
it a short one:) Honey
said "The drill is: compose your message... hover your finger over the send
key for 10 seconds...think whether we all want to hear and whether Cliff
Richard (or the Dalai Lama) would approve... send."  After a few moments
pondering, you might think that 1400
people and the archive (there forever..) may not really need to hear that
you agree with a previous post, or that if you do, you can at least expand
and improve the debate...

Secondly, please don't use the list for private mail or mail to about 5
people. Some specific content in a general message is fine but please don't
rattle on for ages. And if you are advertising something (which is generally
discouraged but if it is about list-members or of specific B&S interest
then) please try to mention it in an otherwise witty and touching post,
rather than just mail it out

Don't quote gallons of text and add a line. If you're quoting more than
you're saying don't bother.

When we are all so excited about the concerts and new songs (even though I
think Jonathan David is rubbish, but then I have only heard it once and I
can't make any sense of it, it is a mad song, and not in a good way), I am
very loathe to be a wet blanket and am not
saying that anyone is bad; everyone is very welcome in sinister and everyone
is
lovely, and sometimes it takes a lot of guts to write a post.  I was
trembling when I
did my first one (maybe I should tremble more, now) but that the more care
people take, the better the list is for everyone.  Good posts inspire
others - they are funny, or informative, or touching, or are about
sinisterines the world over.  We should have drawings of us in National
Costume. I had a book with National Costume once, and the English National
Costume was a policeman's uniform...Peter Millar wears this to all the
fiestas he need to go to.

Finito

Not long to go now, is it?  I have just realised that we (me and Honey) are
going to five B&S gigs, which I hope is not some sort of a record for paying
customers.  There must be someone going to more... However, there is the
social element of seeing new and lovely people, and guess what!  if you
can't get out of your own country for legal or religious reasons, you can
watch us on the web.  I was thrilled to discover that Dunoon has its own
webcam,

http://www.dunoon.org/

which unfortunately was not operational when I tried this evening, but I am
sure Dunoon councillors will get their fat municipal arses in gear to get it
working by Saturday.  See Richard stagger down the gangplank of the Dunoon
Ferry, carrying his drum kit, of course!  See Stuart drink tea in The
Olympian Cafe-Bar "Great either day or night"..However I am a bit worried
that on the same night The Alexander Brothers will be swinging their kilts
in Strachur
Memorial Hall, 19:30 for 20:00.

How civilised!  19:30 for 20:00!

Now come on, that isn't fair.  They have been much better recently...


That's all.

Love,

Linda
xxx
Surrogate List Mam

(Hand hovering over the send button for the regulation time..)




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