----- Original Message -----
From: Randy Brumbaugh <brumbaug@PACBELL.NET>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Friday, September 24, 1999 5:40 PM
Subject: A plea for focus. . .


> 1.  Only send to the list things related to PIC processors, support tools
> and projects.  Ignore anything not related.
>
> 2.  Try to be concise -- remember people have to read it, and most of us
> are busy.  Put something descriptive on the subject line. If you are
> sending a follow-up in a thread, include the original subject so people
can
> easily see if it is a thread of interest.
>
> 3.  Thanks for all those who have sent relevant and useful PIC info -- it
> makes the list worth reading.
>

Randy,

I quite agree with your comments.  Both usenet groups and lists such as this
tend to get hi-jacked by the more 'vocal' clique who see it as their place
to abuse the forum as a kind of chat room.  Anyone who dares to call this
practice into question is then publically ridiculed.    Still, empty vessels
make the most noise, don't they?

To avoid further spurious postings, please send all flames to me personaly.

Mick