Posted by Visionary on 12/18/61 11:50

Well... Thanks everyone. I really appreciate the tips, and I concede. I
apologise for my backlashing, and for my ignorance. I am humbled by the
willingness to share and the patience to give me the scoop on how
things work around here (as well as elsewhere). To be honest,
everything said so far is common sense and I have heard myself say the
same things to others.

As such I am that much more humbled. Before I had come here I had
"lurked" a bit in other groups, and what I saw as mostly spam. Lots of
it really. That coupled with no prior Usenet experience, led to my
initial attitude. I understand the logic of etiquette and practice it
religously actually.

My initial impression of Usenet (as compared to forums, irc, etc) was
that it was just a quick place to drop notes, and nobody really takes
notice except for experienced users or people seeking help. I see now
that Usenet can make host to communities just as robust as forums or
irc.

I apologise again, and would like to extend a more formal greeting to
the community. So, hello- I am Nathan. I have been a web/graphic
designer for 6 years, with no college experience (which probably
shows). I worked for a design firm for a year, and became a partner in
the company (it was small, less than 10 people). I later left to start
my own company. I've been struggeling to get on my feet ever since. I
had 3 people on the team at one time, but they were kids who weren't
really interested (more interested in partying all the time) and
lacking experience.

So I decided I should make a team working on small, free and fun
projects. This way I could get to know them more before committing to
contracts, payrolls, etc. The plan is so far working well. The current
members of the team understand how things are going to play out, and
are supportive and excited about it all. They too have experienced some
of the trials I have.

All in all it's been a rough ride. Of course this was expected, and
things wouldn't feel right it weren't. I leave now with a thanks, and a
warm handshake to all of you. You are good people in my book.

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