North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio

[Heron Breen <breen@fedcoseeds.com>]

I am going to assume, just to be safe, that I might be one of the people that 
some 
list participants decide to opt out of reading, If that is the case, I am 
very 
sorry if I have offended anyone in the last two years, and I mean it. It is 
amazing 
how much more fruitful self-control and inclusiveness is to a discussion. I 
was 
kind of a loose cannon when I joined the list, but I really am trying to make 
up 
for it. Being Helpful and Being Helped is too great reward to continue being 
a 
butthead. 
I do not think this list is a free for all. There are moments, and topics, 
and 
individuals thst seem to be more than prickly, and I agree that apologies are 
in 
order for recent taunting that has gone on. But for the most part, 
list-serves are 
only an extension of reality, not their own reality. I like the personal 
content of 
some postings, and the different ways folks grow their plants. Some folks 
from this 
list may even become friends off-list and socialize outside of it, with no 
prior 
experience, much the same as a round-robin letter. The individual touches 
allow us 
to discern which people we want to friends with or get to know more. 
 
Another Long Email
Heron Breen
Maine zone 4