RARA-AVIS was announced on 5 January 1997, so it's now three
years old. Please read this, because it includes some rules
everyone should know and follow, and some information about
how to leave the list in case you lost the instructions when
you joined.
Rules
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I quote from the introductory message sent to new
subscribers:
- No
flames.
- No
binaries.
- No MIME
attachments.
- Trim as
much quoted text as possible from your replies
(this
definitely includes the footer added to the bottom
of
each message).
The first three rules are almost never broken, but I have had
to remind a number of people about the fourth point lately.
Please keep it in mind when you're sending something to the
list--it's important.
The topic of the list is hardboiled (and noir) fiction, and
things related. Related things include adaptations, the lives
and other works of hardboiled writers, literary theory about
it, and so on. I think of it as anything that's one step away
from actual hardboiled fiction. I try to keep the list
focused without restraining discussion, and do send out
messages in private that the list as a whole won't see, so
please don't think I'm picking on you if I remind you of the
list's focus. I do it to keep the list from degrading into a
free-for-all pen-pal club of mystery fans.
Inappropriate topics include: anything that isn't hardboiled
or one step away. This is not the place to discuss mysteries
in general, whether they're novels, TV shows, or movies. You
should go to rec.arts.mystery or DOROTHYL, where much the
latitude is much wider.
But don't let that discourage you from sending out a message!
I notice several new subscribers or old lurkers have been
posting lately, and I'd like to welcome them. Nice to see new
people. It's also nice to see that several real writers are
here, to go with the crew of experts and walking
encyclopedias.
Subscribers
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How many subscribers are there?
Subscribers Date
-------------------- Jan 1998 163 Jul 1998 196 Jan 1999 237
Jul 1999 272 Jan 2000 288
Unsubscribing
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If you're on the regular version of the list, you can leave
by sending the following in the body of an e-mail message to
majordomo@icomm.ca:
unsubscribe
rara-avis
If you're on the digest version of the list--you are if you
get a whole bunch of messages grouped together in one e-mail,
one or more times a day--then do the same, except say
unsubscribe
rara-avis-digest
But I know you saved the instructions you got when you joined
the list, so you don't really need this reminder.
iComm
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Finally, please don't forget that the list is brought to you
through the good graces of iComm, a non-profit corporation
that gives out free Internet services to non-profit and
community groups. I'm a board member. If you'd like to make a
donation, they're very welcome and very needed. Instructions
on how to do so are on the web site at www.icomm.ca. If
you're part of a non-profit group who needs a web site or
mailing list, go by and see if you'd like to apply for an
account.
Cheers,
Bill
-- William Denton : Toronto, Canada : http://www.miskatonic.org/ : Caveat lector.
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