> Sad, really sad.  I'm not one for taking sides, but I
> will miss Olin's contributions muchly!
>
> Russell said it well, and I agree with what he said.

Please note that I'm not criticising James.
I may not agree with some decisions he makes, and I may try and alter them, 
but hopefully this can be done without being critical.
The distinction may seem a fine one, but hopefully it's real.

I wouldn't want James job and I appreciate the effort that he and the admins 
go to on our behalf. Sadly, most of us (including me) largely only think to 
say this after things blow up, as they occasionally do. It would be nice if 
a few more people (who me?!) put a little $ resource into the list so that 
the owner didn't have to be out of pocket as well as spending much time.

Any comments that I make about keeping Olin on have extremely little to do 
with his usefulness (even though he is useful). He's another person who's on 
the list (or was) because he wants to be here and gets something from being 
part of the family. All such are worth putting a little effort into. But I'm 
glad I don't have the task of making decisions about such things.




            Russell McMahon

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