Well said Nicholas Ciotola! Kind regards, Laura Petznick L.W.S. Petznick, Ph.D. The Thesis Doctor 539 Indian Lake Road Hendersonville, TN 37075-5221 >From: "Ciotola, Nicholas P." <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Thesis Topic >Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 15:46:29 -0400 > >HOw about a middle of the road perspective? The MuseumL is an open >sounding >board and those who take the time to post to the list should not be >personally attacked for the content of their query or suggestion. >Furthermore, we should not assume that a person who makes an appeal for >help >has not carefully considered other options first and then decided to use >this list. If a subject does not interest you or seems irksome and >unnecessary, why not just strike the delete key and be done with it? > >Conversely,, many of us working in the museum field today did not have the >luxury of the internet and email lists when preparing theses, >dissertations, >or research projects (and job hunting)and may be immediately skeptical of >anyone who uses the Museum--L for help in these areas. If students make >general queries that sound as if they have not exhausted other options >first, their postings may very well become lunch hour laughter in museums >across the country. > >Solution: Museum Professionals - Ignore and delete queries that do not >interest you and avoid the urge to pontificate. Students - Use the list >sparingly, and make sure that your questions reflect competency, >intleligence and good study skills. > > >Nicholas P. Ciotola >Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania > > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed >information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail >message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should >read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to >[log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff >Museum-L" (without the quotes). _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ----------------------------------------------- FREE! The World's Best Email Address @email.com Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).