JUST A REMINDER TO PLAY BY THE RULES!
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something that
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embarrassing and damaging
to your reputation than having some remark go to
hundreds of list members which
should have either been left unwritten or have been
confined to one person.
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more upset you were when you wrote it, the more you
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So play NICE! and enjoy the list. If you don't, the mean
old list owners will
unsubscribe you and your days will be long and lonely
without us after you have made a permanent impression in
print for many to keep and repeat FOREVER<grn> :)
(see how the use of email "emoticons" aids the
assimilation of that last paragraph!).
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Thank you for your interest in the Finding Designs Group
and have fun!
Heidi & Donna
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