================================================ Subject: Fw: New Here? Read up From: "Tara" To: Date: Fri 14 Jun 2002 04:15:43 -0400 ================================================ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott" To: Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 7:19 AM Subject: New Here? Read up > Welcome to the Creed Mailing list... you are here because at some point, > you asked to be subscribed to it... don't deny it, it really happened. > Be prepared to receive several hundred emails a day. Some days are > slower than others, so you may only receive 50-100 emails. Some days you may > receive 400+. > During slower periods, we will discuss other topics and/or issues, but > single-line posts are usually frowned upon. We tend to mark these > un-related posts with NCR. Any message marked with NCR means : Not Creed > Related. So if you're here JUST for the Creed stuff, go ahead and delete > those emails, but I assure you, most of the discussions are fun and you're > more than welcome to join in at any time! > We're all pretty open here. Some of us have been on the list for a few > years, some a few days, but we accept everyone, as long as you're tolerant > of each other and are here to have fun! > If you want to check out stats on people on the list (and at the same > time cut down on asl requests), be sure to visit > http://www.creedlisters.com. Add your own while you're at it by going to > http://www.geocities.com/creedlisters/Submit.html! > List archives are available at http://www.creedlisters.com/archives, but > as these are maintained by a list member (who happens to be a lazy bastard > at the moment...btw, it's me, so if you need something particular, request > it), they are only periodically updated. > If you ever have any questions, feel free to ask the list, we'd be more > than happy to help! > > Just a few quick notes though: > > - The list will not accept binary attachments (pictures or files)... and > most people will not like being sent attachments unsolicited... so please > check with a person first > - The list has a 250-line limit per post... counting all headers. HTML > (Rich Text) e-mail is not always a good idea for here... it may look nice, > but the list will almost triple the number of lines in that post before > sending it, cutting down the length you are allowed to around 60 lines... > plain text works best. > - Emoticons, although making an e-mail look nice, are considered binary > attachments... and although they manage to get through the list filters, > several subscribers e-mail accounts will not accept them. Unless you can > handle receiving several error and "undeliverable" messages for each post > sent, try to steer clear of emoticons. > - Creed recently visited Australia as part of their Weathered World > Tour... and will be returning to the States at the end of April for more US > dates (see creed.com for details). More dates through through June will be > announced as they become available. > - The third album, "Weathered", was released November 20th, 2001, and > held #1 for 8 weeks strait. > - You can sample the entire album "Weathered" in streaming audio at > http://creednet.com/audio/weathered/weathered.html > - Please try to refrain from sending virus warnings or e-mail forwards to > the list... especially if you have not confirmed the mail at a reputable > source, like http://www.snopes2.com and > http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoax.asp. > - "Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person > who doesn't get it." Sarcasm will play a big part here... always keep that > in the back of your mind when reading posts... it will save everyone lots of > trouble and fights. > - NP = Now Playing. You'll find this tagged at the bottom of many > posts... it is just the way of informing the readers of what the writer is > listening to on the stereo or MP3 while they are writing their post... also > a good way of knowing who listens to what, and hearing a bit about some new > bands. > - The list is currently in MODERATED mode, so be patient when posting... > it could be anywhere from a few seconds to several hours before your post is > made public. > - To replace the soon-to-be-closed Bulletin Board, one of the list > members started a BB on his homepage, and set it up in much the same way as > the one on Creed.com. The URL is http://www.creedlisters.com/BB. Feel free > to post there. > - Problem with your computer or problems with setting yourself up with > the list, feel free to mail me (NightStorm_Draco@isyourgod.com) and I'll do > everything I can to help... to keep it off the list more than anything else. > - CREED DOES NOT POST TO, OR READ, THIS MAILING LIST. 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