I absotively agree with Andrew.
Bring back Helmut, our beloved Tyrolian target.
  Art
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> From: Andrew Grebneff <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2003/05/07 Wed AM 07:53:12 EDT
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Conch-L Rules, fun and habitats
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> >While i heartily agree with reminding folks of the rules when deemed
> >nessessary, i don't think that the list should be completely devoid of
> >***shell-related*** "fun".  Conchology is a very pleasant, and at at
> >times downright fun activity, and we shouldn't become so afraid of the
> >"rules" that we can't crack a few shell-related jokes every now and
> >then, or tell stories about collecting or collections that are not
> >strictly in the category of "information sharing".  Also, i think the
> >category of "on-topic" subjects should be permitted some latitude, to
> >include links to and summaries of articles about aquatic pollution,
> >coral reef and other molluscan habitat destruction or degradation, and
> >the like:  mollusce live in complex ecosystems, so as long as there is a
> >mulluscan tie-in, i think we should not be afraid to discuss ecological
> >matters on the list, lest they be thought by some to be "off topic".
> >
> >From the land of Sun and Warmth (ok, at least today!!),
> >Ross Mayhew.
>
> I second this.
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> Andrew Grebneff
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