Rick said: ...I've completely forgotten who made the original post... I believe I was the culprit, by extending an invitation to anyone who might be coming to Alaska this summer to paddle, to contact me. My only thought on the dbase -v- pw list is this...and I guess it would apply to lurkers mostly. Maybe I'm not the only one, but... 1) If I see a thread with a subject heading that doesn't capture my interest, I delete it. 2) I don't always see or have time to read all the threads. 3) If I have a last minute travel plan made, I may not have time to submit a request, and then wait for a response. My thought is that the main advantage to a list -v- posted message in the thread would pertain to #3 above. It may take someone several days to respond to a request...and by then one may have already left, not having the opportunity to have seen the response. Maybe it is pie in the sky; and yes, it would take individual accountability to ensure the data (address, phone, etc.) were current: but then those that volunteer to be on the list would seem to me to also be the ones to make sure their info was correct. The only true way to know is to try it...otherwise it is all supposition :) Scott Simpson Anchorage Alaska "There is always one more thing you can do to influence any situation" Lt. Gen Harold Moore, USA (Ret) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Apr 12 2002 - 13:37:56 PDT
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