well, the subscriber list WAS getting a bit long
-----Original Message-----
From: Nicholas Neylon <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: list function


>Very good!!
>
>Chasing people away already.  There is more junk on this list every day,
than on all my other lists in a week.
>
>Let's get back to real museum issues.  PLEASE!!!
>
>melissa kennedy wrote:
>
>> I recently joined this listing as a way to receive announcements for job
>> postings at museums. I found this list on the AMA web page along with
other
>> links and web pages for employment opportunities at museums. When I
received
>> my first days worth of 50+ postings I was rather confused, surprised, and
>> frustrated to receive such a large amount of email that was messages of
>> bickering about the proper use of the list, forwards, and commentary on
world
>> problems. I am rather surprised by such a use for a list that has been
>> endorsed by the AMA as a source for job postings, but more so I am rather
>> offended by some of the statements in terms of recent college graduates
and
>> people trying to break into the museum scene.  I will have to agree with
the
>> message that noted "Had I received such a slap on the wrist for asking
what I
>> thought was a worthwhile question, I would probably have wondered if I
had
>> chosen the right career path to trod down!" This is just a kind reminder
that
>> there are people reading and not responding and fit the description of
what
>> you may be discussing. How the list is utilized creates what it is and
today
>> over half of the postings I received were arguments about the use of the
>> list—no resumes and only a few job postings.
>>
>> I am sending this as a 'new-comer' and I guess a statement for my
>> understanding of what the list was advertised to be. My impression was
that
>> this was a list to assist in finding job openings and yet I have more
email
>> about how this may not be not the place to find a job. May I suggest that
the
>> list be used for what it is advertised as—a source for job opportunities
and
>> museum information.
>>
>> Many apologies for contributing to more email not relating to a museum
job or information.
>>
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