I also belong to an Arabian horse list and believe me, the banter is not museum-l specific. I used to belong to a second Arabian list, but the one-line "congratulations on the birth of your latest foal" posts drove me away. At least one does not read _that_ on museum-l.

Susan Felker
Outreach Director
Virginia Museum of Natural History
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Janice Klein wrote:

> As a multi-year veteran of museum-l I have seen a great number of posts that
> were helpful, informative, amusing and thought-provoking.  I have also
> deleted a lot of "banter".  It is interesting to me that so many members
> feel that the "banter" on museum-l is somehow worse than on other lists.  I
> accept that this may be true, but wonder what it is about the museum
> profession that would cause this.  Could it be a by-product of having to
> defend doing something rewarding for little pay and little appreciation?
>
> Just some more banter.
>
> Janice Klein
> Director, MMAI, Kendall College
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>
> >Isn't that was museum discussions are really like?  Just banter??
> >
> >If anyone wants good professional advise, maybe they should get their MBA.
> >(oops - that was mean) ;)))
> >
> >Granted, there is a lot of junk on this list, and I rarely post, but
> >whenever I needeed info on something, people were more than helpful with my
> >problems.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: David and Joann Llewellyn [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> >Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 10:44 PM
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: list function
> >
> >
> >I have just signed off this list after only participating for a week. I
> have
> >never heard such bantering in all my life.
> >
> >I was hoping to get good professional information instead of going back and
> >forth about what the list should be about.
> >
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