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Am I a lurker?
Do I lurk?
Patrick, do tell.
I shall await your proclamation!

Sheila E

On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 3:26 AM, Tina Bass <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> One lurker revealed...
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> Hello all!  I'm here/back/returned.
> I might even send in a poem tomorrow.
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> In order that people may be
> happy in their work, these three things are needed: they must be fit for
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> they must not do too much of it; and they must have a sense of success in
> it.
> -John Ruskin, author, art critic, and social reformer (1819-1900)
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> > Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 11:05:59 +1000
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: poems posted here
> > To: [log in to unmask]
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> > Yes, de-lurk brothers and sisters. And a touch more poetic discussion
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> > be handy, as well as poems.
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> > Andrew
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> > On 20 April 2015 at 21:17, Patrick McManus <
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> > > L Yes it was Patrick -and I will try harder in future to make malicious
> > > comments
> > > -him Patrick old mean nasty Raynes Parker
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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> > > Behalf Of Lawrence Upton
> > > Sent: 20 April 2015 10:23
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: poems posted here
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> > > Returning from silence.... I think it was Patrick who made a plea for
> > > others
> > > to post
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> > > I was thinking, am thinking, it may be timely to remark to all that
> those
> > > of
> > > us who regularly post here do not have any privileged status to do so
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> > > I'd encourage others to post - delurk brothers and sisters
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> > > i find trying (thought sometimes failing) to post Wednesdays, does
> > > encourage
> > > me to produce
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> > > I find the comments that follow to be supportive or at least neutral
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> > > can't remember the last malicious comment even though it is unlikely
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> > > we
> > > are all sympathetic to everything: it seems to me to be a civilised
> place
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> > > post; and I welcome the sharing
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> > > I often find myself explaining why I have done something i.e. not
> making
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> > > change; but I d learn from comments; and things such as exchanges of
> > > information about differences of usage I find interesting and helpful
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> > > so...
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