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Maggi Young

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Alpine L
« on: November 12, 2009, 08:30:16 PM »
Is there a problem with the Alpine L site?  https://listserv.surfnet.nl/archives/alpine-l.html
The last few times I've visited there is only the October page showing as the most recent... I've tried refreshing link etc... Any of you Elves around here know?
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Re: Alpine L
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2009, 08:40:47 PM »
The last email I have is from 28 October  ???
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Re: Alpine L
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2009, 08:41:35 PM »
I can only presume that it is incredibly quiet, Maggi?  There has been little activity for the past three or four months.  Might I suggest that you post your query on the site?
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Re: Alpine L
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2009, 08:46:46 PM »
I am but a Lurker, Cliff, not an Elf!  :-[
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Re: Alpine L
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2009, 08:57:20 PM »
Certainly in the last few weeks Alpine-L was having lots of software problems and especially so with hyperlinks and I had a protracted correspondence with Eric Gouda.

I have to say (and this is very much a personal view) that Alpine-L is a "shackle to the past" and not "a handrail to the future" and there seems to be very little need for people to spend vast amounts of time repairing it given the effectiveness of this Forum in particular.
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Re: Alpine L
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2009, 09:09:36 PM »
I have to agree with you David. I have given up both Alpine-L and Trillium-L because, quite simply, anything I may have got there can be had so much better, right here. There is an immediacy here that's very appealing and of course, the PICTURES and while I knew many names of those two Forums (Fora?) I never felt they were my friends as I do here. We can talk about ANYTHING at all here and not be chastised for going "off topic." OK, so cooking and the like aren't alpine subjects (we all have to eat) but generally, we try to keep the other things separate from the plants and most of us have a lot of fun in the process.

If "Fora" is the plural of "Forum", is "Florum" the singular of "Flora?" :D
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Re: Alpine L
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2009, 09:11:55 PM »
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I have to say (and this is very much a personal view) that Alpine-L is a "shackle to the past" and not "a handrail to the future" and there seems to be very little need for people to spend vast amounts of time repairing it given the effectiveness of this Forum in particular.

Totally agree David, this Forum does have such a wide breadth of interest. In fact, I do not have time every day to go on the Forum but when I do, I have pages to look at and it is all so informative and interesting.   Like a good book, hard to put down.

Maggi, I have not had anything more recent than late October.  Thought it was probably me, but have not had time to miss it.

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Re: Alpine L
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2009, 09:12:48 PM »
It would be a shame if  it proves to be the case that there are terminal technical problems for Alpine L  :'( .....some of my best friends are Elves  ;)

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Re: Alpine L
« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2009, 02:12:09 PM »
Still no word from Alpine_L, Maggi!
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Re: Alpine L
« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2009, 02:23:01 PM »
Hadn't checked in the last while, Cliff... just looked... it seems they are back online ... with a few messages listed.... https://listserv.surfnet.nl/scripts/wa.cgi?A1=ind0911&L=alpine-l


..... Elves back in business.... good news!
« Last Edit: November 16, 2009, 02:26:37 PM by Maggi Young »
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