Billie speaks for all of us. Many thanks to both of you.
Ken
Ken Hastings
Montreal Neurological Institute
McGill University
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From: Tunicate biology including chordate origins [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Billie J. Swalla
Sent: February 8, 2010 3:10 PM
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Subject: Thanks to new (and former) list owner
Hi George,
A hearty THANK YOU to you for starting and maintaining the list, and to John Bishop for keeping it going.
I am always happy to see a post to the list, it keeps me connected to the rest of the world's tunicate loves.
Happy tunicate hunting!
Billie
On Feb 8, 2010, at 11:50 AM, George Mackie wrote:
> Hi, I have asked John Bishop to take over the management of this list.
> I started the list in 2000 as I felt that tunicates were important
> enough and had enough people working on them to have their own list
> like other major invert groups (Cnidaria, Porifera etc). The list was
> originally part of Mailbase but the archives from that period were
> transferred to Jiscmail and are viewable along with more recent
> contributions.
> Some of the discussions from the early years are still worth checking
> out, for instance the fascinating series of contributions on Edible
> Ascidians in 2005!
> It is the the list owner's privilege to steer the list in any
> direction he/she feels appropriate, or to terminate it if it doesn't
> seem to be serving a useful purpose. Lists come and go as scientific
> interests shift and evolve. It has been fun doing this, and not a lot
> of work. Good luck, John! All the best, George
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