[meteorite-list] Slow to Approve New Members
From: Adam Hupe <adamhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:16:34 2004 Message-ID: <19c801c366c5$d8eff1e0$b4dbe60c_at_attbi.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_19C5_01C3668B.2BF0E240 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Walter and List Members, I have a feeling that Art may be just busy or out enjoying what is left = of the summer. I had to resubscribe a couple of months ago because of = an email address change and it was handled within one day. This leads = me to believe he may be tied up doing something else because I know he = has always been quick to respond to needs. All the best, Adam =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Walter Branch=20 To: Meteorite Mailing List=20 Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 5:23 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Slow to Approve New Members Hello Everyone, =20 Does anyone know why it takes so long for someone to get approval from = Art to become a member of the list. I have referred several potential = collectors to the list, and they are very excited to learn of the = existence of the list but sometimes, they lose interest because after = weeks of waiting, they don't get approved. I just referred someone 5 = minutes ago, and I had to tell them that it may take weeks before they = are approved and to "hang in there." =20 Here is an excerpt from an email I just received: =20 >Do you think you could post something to the list about it? > It would be much appreciated. =20 >I'm sure not everyone is as tenacious as I am about it and > probably just go away. =20 -and- =20 >This is great Walter--I really like these weekly sales ads. >since I = can't seem to get on the meteorites list, this is the >best thing going = for me. What does one have to do to get >on the list? Is there some = secret handshake or something? =20 Is there some technical issue going on here that I am unaware of? =20 or what? =20 -Walter=20 ------------------------------------------ www.branchmeteorites.com Walter Branch, Ph.D. Branch Meteorites PO Box 60492 Savannah, GA 31420 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_19C5_01C3668B.2BF0E240 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear Walter and List = Members,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have a feeling that Art may be = just busy or=20 out enjoying what is left of the summer. I had to resubscribe a = couple of=20 months ago because of an email address change and it was handled within = one=20 day. This leads me to believe he may be tied up doing something = else=20 because I know he has always been quick to respond to = needs.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All the best,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Adam</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2> =20 </FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:branchw_at_bellsouth.net" = title=3Dbranchw_at_bellsouth.net>Walter=20 Branch</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com"=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>Meteorite Mailing List</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 19, 2003 = 5:23=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] Slow = to Approve=20 New Members</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello Everyone,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Does anyone know why it takes so long = for someone=20 to get approval from Art to become a member of the list. I have = referred=20 several potential collectors to the list, and they are very excited to = learn=20 of the existence of the list but sometimes, they lose interest because = after=20 weeks of waiting, they don't get approved. I just referred = someone 5=20 minutes ago, and I had to tell them that it may take weeks before they = are=20 approved and to "hang in there."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Here is an excerpt from an email I = just=20 received:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>>Do you think you could post = something to the=20 list about it?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> It would be much=20 appreciated.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>>I'm sure not everyone is as = tenacious as I am=20 about it and</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> probably just go = away.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-and-</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>>This is great Walter--I really = like these=20 weekly sales ads. >since I can't seem to get on the meteorites = list, this=20 is the >best thing going for me. What does one have to do to get = >on the=20 list? Is there some secret handshake or something?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Is there some technical = issue going on here=20 that I am unaware of?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>or what?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>-Walter</FONT> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>------------------------------------------<BR><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.branchmeteorites.com">www.branchmeteorites.com</A><BR>= Walter=20 Branch, Ph.D.<BR>Branch Meteorites<BR>PO Box 60492<BR>Savannah, = GA =20 31420</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2><BR></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_19C5_01C3668B.2BF0E240-- Received on Tue 19 Aug 2003 10:50:42 PM PDT |
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