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Email Group Netiquette
Hi Folks, It may be foolish of me to be critical of the way people reply, especially when the rate of reply compared to the membership of the list is so low, BUT … It is usually not necessary to post both to the list and directly to the person concerned. If you do, the […]
Newsgroups And Copyright
A ‘Net friend wrote in message : I have written to Rowland requesting that he deletes all incidences of my name and contact details from his website. Bonni responded: Then I’m sure it will be done. He’s very prompt about that sort of thing from what I’ve seen and experienced. And Rowland responded : A […]
The Most Popular Religious Website?
Our site has been wonderfully successful in terms of readership, even though it has not done particularly well financially. Our web traffic regularly exceeds 5 million hits a week. Hitbox.com rates our site as the most-visited religious web site on the Internet. But this popularity has a downside. Even if we allocated all of our […]
Official Anglican Web Portal Launched
Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui ACC12 MEDIA RELEASE No 14 23 September 2002 For Immediate Release OFFICIAL ANGLICAN WEB PORTAL LAUNCHED TODAY BY THE ANGLICAN CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL Hong Kong-ACNS-A major expansion of the Anglican Communion web site, published by the Anglican Communion Office, London, was announced today at the 12th meeting of the Anglican Consultative […]
On Line Friend
I had some free time, so what did I do? I checked the computer to see if I’d heard from you! I use to walk out to a box to retrieve mail. But I’d rather get it instantly, than wait on the snail! Checking my e-mail is always fun! I usually get a joke or […]
What Sex Are Computers?
A language instructor was explaining to her class that in French, nouns unlike their English counterparts, are grammatically designated as masculine or feminine. “House,” in French, is feminine-“la maison.” “Pencil,” in French, is masculine-“le crayon.” One puzzled student asked, “What gender is computer?” The teacher did not know, and the word wasn’t in her French […]
How To Pick A Scam
From: “Rowland Croucher” Newsgroups: aus.general,aus.consumers,melb.general Subject: ATM scam? > Hi everyone, > > I received this today. Now my bet is 100 to 1 it is a scam but I can't > find info on it. > > Anyone know anything about this? > > ~~~ > > From: ANZ Cash Management and Transaction Services. […]
Christianity & The Internet [1]
(Notes from a paper presented to the International Order of St. Luke, Melbourne October 1, 2002.) by Rowland Croucher Text: Daniel 12:1-4 (NRSV) These verses describe one of the greatest breakthroughs in religious thought in pre-Christian times. It’s a passage about two periods of history – the times of Antiochus Epiphanes, and also the end […]
Sams – More
Greetings all Scam yes, hoax no – according to prominent urban legend researcher Barbara Mikkelson. Read her take on the subject (with sources cited) at http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/scams/atmtheft.htm. It has the look of being fake (no idenfication of source of warning for one) but describes a hazard that is possible. That is not to say, of course, […]
How To Conquer A Troll
Those who are members of other lists will be familiar with the behaviour of the “troll”. Standard advice is to refuse to respond, since that’s how they get their kicks. I would be interested though in a deeper analysis of the troll – perhaps psychoanalysis. What’s motivating such people? What is the typical profile? Do […]
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