Miata Mailing List: December 1995, Message #148
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   From: ssharp@indirect.com (Sam Sharp)
Subject: Re: Back to basics
   Date: Sun, 3 Dec 1995 19:43:48 -0500

>At 15:26 01/12/95 -0500, Frank Potter wrote:
>
>>There are whole lot of essentially irrelevant, sometimes witty and
>>sometimes just trying to be witty, notes being posted here that ought
>>better to have been posted as individual messsages. A certain amount of
>>self-discipline seems called for; this should help us to regain what we
>>used to have, which was a helpful forum for information and advice about
>>our favorite means of transportation.
>
>I'm posting this to the list anyway...
>
>I wouldn't want to miss out on the sometimes hilarious remarks from some
>people here. 
>
>I know a lot of people see this list as a useful tool for exchanging
>information and tips. I'd rather think of this place as 'miata cyberville',
>a sort of worldwide miata club. I mean, at your local chapter meetings, you
>don't just only talk about miata's, do you? You also joke around and discuss
>various other stuff. 
>
>

Well, I wouldn't post this if I didn't think it important.  Whether we like
it or not, we've sort of created a sub-culture here.  This net is about a
lot more than a cute little car.  Many of us are now friends, even though we
might not have actually met.  Some of us have been lucky enough to meet at
national events, or otherwise.  The Miata, the computer in general, and the
internet in particular all appeal to those of us with higher than average
intellegence, education, ambition, and motivation.  Therefore, we have
opinions on things.  We also have senses of humor that are more highly
developed than many other people.  If we have to stop expressing ourselves
at the level at which we are comfortable, this would probably become a
pretty dull place.  When a thread becomes tiresome or uninteresting, I just
delete messages on that subject.  I would hate for anybody to refrain from
posting a message just because they were afraid somebody else might not want
to read it.  

So, I agree with Frank.  Keep on posting.  Just try not to say the same
thing over and over again like I just did!

Sam and Baby (Who says:-----RAINSUX-----)