Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 17:08:56 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net>
To: WSFAList at KeithLynch.net
Subject: [WSFA] Re: need Elspeth's email address
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

Elspeth Kovar <ekovar at radix.net> wrote:
> Thank goodness!  I was worried for a moment there.  Keith, could you
> change my address for me?

Done.

Elspeth is referring to the list at http://www.wsfa.org/bucconeer.htm
mirrored at http://keithlynch.net/wsfa/bucconeer.htm

Why the strange URL?  If you follow the obvious links from our main
page, you'll reach http://www.wsfa.org/members.htm which used to
contain the list.  But after it was spammed and several members asked
to be removed from it, I replaced it with the following text:

  The list of WSFA members (and others) who wished to be listed, along
  with their e-mail addresses and web pages, has been moved to
  http://www.wsfa.org/X.htm
  Replace the X with the name of the large convention held in Baltimore
  in August/September of 1998.

This was intended to make it easy for real fen to find, but difficult
for spammers.

This was two years ago.  I think it has worked well.  It has never
been spammed again.  Nor has it been found by Google or other search
engines, so Google searches won't find that page.

Unfortunately, the information in that list is becoming increasingly
out of date.

At the Maryland meeting two weeks ago, Colleen circulated an address
list for members to update.  Presumably she will do so again at the
Virginia meeting in two weeks.

Instead of having people separately update a printout of the online
list, as I've done before, I'd like to replace the online list
with hers.

At the next meeting, I plan to make a motion that we do this with
everyone on Colleen's list who doesn't opt out.  Yes, street addresses
and phone numbers too.

Also, I think Colleen's list should be printed in the WSFA Journal.
Perhaps the September issue, since it looks like that's one I won't
be able to get online before the meeting, so we might as well have
hardcopies for everyone.  (Since the street addresses won't be in
the online version, everyone will presumably want a hardcopy.)

Why won't I be able to get the September issue online before the
meeting?  Because it looks like I will be returning from the Worldcon
on September's first Friday with only enough time to shower, shave,
and put on clean clothes before leaving for the WSFA meeting.

It looks like I'll be taking Greyhound to and from the Worldcon, now
that Amtrak has told me in no uncertain terms that if they notice I
don't have "papers, please," in, say, Denver, they'll kick me out of
the train there, with no refund and no way to get anywhere.  Screw
'em.  With that attitude toward potential customers, I hope congress
does pull the plug on them.  Bad enough they cost four times what an
airline ticket does, for a much slower trip, and don't even provide a
single free meal.
--
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