YES! A long time ago I reserved the right to exercise my delete key. This time it has been no different. Thank you for your comments. O Olivia S. Anastasiadis, Curator Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard Yorba Linda, CA 92886 (714) 993-5075; fax (714) 528-0544; e-mail: [log in to unmask] On Tue, 4 Nov 1997 09:08:12 -0500 Mancuso/Klindt <[log in to unmask]> writes: >It seems to me that if someone in the arts or museum field -- a museum >professional, an art history graduate student, etc. -- is planning a >stay >in NY for work-related or study-related purposes then the Museum List >is >the PERFECT place to request information about housing leads. There >are >people on this list who live in NY and might have information about >sublets >that may be useful to their museum colleagues. Often, museums and >arts >organizations have bulletin boards where staff members can post >notices >about rentals and sublets. > >I have patiently sat through what I feel were some of the most inane >and >never-ending discussions conducted on this list. However, it would >never >occur to me to pass judgment on what is or is not acceptable or >"right" for >this forum if in some way it is useful to even one soul in the museum >profession. Everyone is entitled to his or her opinion, no matter how >"unusual" it might seem and trying to legislate what is right or wrong >for >this list is not a very constructive endeavor. All our browsers are >equipped with a delete button and there is no reason to avoid using >it. > >Mary Mancuso Klindt > >---------- >> From: Phillips, III, J.A. <[log in to unmask]> >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: SUBLET WANTED IN MANHATTAN >> Date: Monday, November 03, 1997 11:41 AM >> >> Pardon me, but AW has a point. I dont think anyone joined this list >> thinking they would be getting posts apartment hunting. I need a new >gas >> cap for my car, but this is not the forum to find it. Spam from >outside >> sources is one thing--but inside? >> >> Respectfully, >> John Phillips >> >> >> Shana Chambers wrote: >> > >> > CHILL OUT!!!!!! >> > >> > On Mon, 3 Nov 1997, Adrian Wortley wrote: >> > >> > > >Single, male professional seeks alcove studio or larger by >January >> 1. For six months to a year. Contact: [log in to unmask] >> > > >> > > perhaps someone would like to explain to me how it is that the >> museum-l is now being used for apartment hunting. in all fairness, i >> think there are limits to the requests that should be made in this >> forum. are there not apartment-seekers discussion lists available >> somewhere? quite frankly, i don't think it is appropriate to use the >> list in this capacity and i would canvas people to think before they >> write on occasion. >