At least Tom's posting was related to birds, and not an empty "test" message (or variation of). So I guess 50+ empty messages are "appropriate" but messages that mention anything about food in a feeder are "inappropriate". Hmm.... Dave Watkins Cuyahoga Falls Summit County ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Slater" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 6:47 PM Subject: [Ohio-birds] Apology and departure > Hello List: > > I have been informed off-list, very politely, that I have committed a > terrible breach of list etiquette. I have posted to the list something > other than an observing report. I am a rank amateur observer and have > nothing to add to the list as far as those reports go. > > I have over 50 years of extreme long lens photography experience and build > my own remote triggers and monitors. I wanted to discuss some things that > my photography experience could support. I also need general observing > tips, identifying tough ones, feeding help, nestbox construction etc, etc. > > Thank you for not sending me off to pillory, or purgatory, for my offence. > I will try to locate a birding discussion list that can help me. I will > unsub at the end of this transmission. > > Cordially, > Tom Slater > [log in to unmask] > Adamsville Ohio USA > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]