[thelist] Things you should know about evolt (TYSKAE)

Daniel J. Cody djc at five2one.org
Tue Dec 5 18:49:59 CST 2000


Hi everyone -

Its time for that bi-monthly reminder from me, your benevolant 
list-admin, to everyone about a couple things.

First off, welcome to the 150 or so new folks that have joined us in the 
past month! Take your time to get the feel for thelist, to know some of 
our more 'unique' characters, and then feel free to join in..

Some things that you may not know:

Formatted messages sent to thelist won't make it through Majorgumbos 
filters. The list software(majorgumbo) will filter out anything that 
isn't plain text. This includes, but isn't limited to such things as 
HTML formatting, RTF, vcards, multi-part messages, and attachments of 
any sort. If you've sent a post to thelist and wonder why no one has 
replied or you don't ever see it come through, make sure you check your 
formatting! If you have questions, feel free to email me offlist(Also, 
and this is for everyone, note the address I'm sending this from. The 
old one won't be valid Real Soon Now) with any questions or problems you 
may have.

Something that alot of people on thelist don't realize is our website is 
open to contribution just like thelist is. Although the articles on 
www.evolt.org are generally a bit more in depth(not always though) than 
a post to thelist, the articles are still written by members of 
evolt.org(e.g. you) for other members(e.g. you) to see and learn from. 
Writing is not only a good way to voice your opinion, but you'll also 
gain the respect of your peers, get more dates, and make more money. 
Really. If thats not enough, remember the service you're providing 
fellow web developers with! All of us take so much from evolt, and 
giving a bit back is always A Good Thing. :)

Evolt.org's two year anniversery is coming up this month. There are lots 
of cool things about this, biggest is we're going to be unveiling our 
newly designed, easier to use, sexier, and gerneally much anticipated 
website. Its been a long time in the planning, and we're super excited 
to show it off. I'm still working on a pinata(or however the hell you 
spell it :), but if anyone else has ideas for the 2.0 of evolt.org, feel 
free to throw them out- either here on thelist or to me personally, and 
i'll relay them to the rest of the admin group :)

I've been busy lately on the personal front moving to a new town and 
finding a new job. I appreciate the patience many of you have given in 
my tardiness in answering off list emails, plea's for help, etc.. I also 
can't wait to become active again on thelist with my incoherant postings 
and unix tips :) Hopefully things get back to normal ASAP, but in the 
meantime, thanks .

Have a swell holiday season! Unless you don't believe in that sort of 
stuff, then don't. ;)

.djc.






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