================================================ Subject: Re: Fw: New Here? Read up From: "Lee Reed" To: Date: Sun 16 Jun 2002 02:52:53 -0400 ================================================ thank you, tara...i was going to see if i still had this saved... Lee >From: Tara > > 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. 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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. 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