Oldie But Goodie: The Return of "LM_NET Unlurking Day" On 8-16

[Peter Milbury <pmilbury@ERICIR.SYR.EDU>]

Dear LM_NET Colleagues,

LM_NET is proud to announce the return of a popular, value added feature:
"LM_NET Unlurking Day".

For you "newbies" who may be unfamiliar with the term, to "lurk" is to be
a read-only member of a discussion group. It is *not* a negative term, but
a rather fun and playful description of those who are content to remain on
the sidelines, and simply read the messages that are posted.

Many thanks to the inspiration of pioneering LM_NET member, Mel Roseman
and his wife, Gladys, who enjoyed unlurking days on another education
oriented discussion group. Mel, who first suggested that we hold such an
event, is no longer active on LM_NET (after several years of retirement
from teaching), but he is fondly remembered by many of our old-timers, I
am sure.

The very first LM_NET Unlurking Day of 1999 will be on Monday, August 16.

Unlurking Day is held especially for those who have _never_ (well, maybe
almost never) posted a message to LM_NET. It is a chance for lurkers to
dive into the great watering hole, and share their cup with the rest of
us.

On LM_NET Unlurking Day, all LM_NET lurkers are encouraged to introduce
themselves, and share a few sentences about their work, experiences, hopes
and dreams, or whatever they feel is appropriate.

If the day is a success, we will have more of them. Judging from the
enthusiastic responses to some of the earlier events, we may be scheduling
many more LM_NET Unlurking Days.

For those of you who are worried about excessive messages showing up in
your mailbox, we suggest setting your mail to "digest" for the day.
 - Simply send the following message to:  listserv@listserv.syr.edu
   With the command words:  set lm_net digest

Here is a reminder of how to post to LM_NET. Simply send a message to this
address, the same as you would with any other e-mail message to someone:
   LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU

We look forward to seeing you on  LM_NET Unlurking Day!


Peter Milbury, Co-owner of LM_NET          pmilbury@ericir.syr.edu
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