Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:59:22 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> I usually do too, now. I forget whether I welcomed ImStillMags in
>> a timely fashion. Sometimes, you can tell from the intro that
>> someone is really a foodie.
>
> I don't generally respond to the Hi-I'm-New-Here posts anymore unless
> there's something substantial in the initiating post, such as a
> recipe, a cooking tip or the like. It just seems that the overwhelming
> number of newbies who post such things are never heard from again.
> Whether that's from snarky responses to the OP or not, empirical
> evidence seems to point to an initial newbie post being the only
> thread from which the newbie's ever heard. Just sayin'
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>
Yes, that's about the way I do it too.

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Jean B.