Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 00:25:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Minutes, Requests
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

"Barry L. Newton" <bnewton at ashcomp.com> wrote:

> Annoying as it may seem, I think your only proper course will be
> to obtain separate permission for every item you want to quote.
> In advance.

The very first message on the list, in February 2002, said:

  It will be up to our secretary which messages to print in the WSFA
  Journal.  If you don't want a particular message printed in the WSFA
  Journal, please say so in the message.

I said substantially the same thing on this list in May, June, July,
August, October, November, and December of 2002, in January, February,
March, April, May, May again, June, July, August, September, October,
November, and December of 2003, and in January, February, March,
April, May, and now twice so far in June, of 2004.

Nobody has ever said they objected to this policy.  Nobody has ever
said in a message that that message should not be reprinted in the
WSFA Journal.

However, since I'm completely unwilling to be raked over the coals
again, I will explicitly ask for everyone's permission.  Yes, I'd like
*everyone* to post here and say whether I have their permission to
reprint or excerpt their postings to this list in the WSFA Journal.

Even when given blanket permission by someone I will of course use my
judgement as to whether a posting should be seen by the world.

Also, if someone likes, I will reprint their postings anonymously.

I apologize for the inconvenience, and for the expected upcoming flood
of boring messages.