[Steppes] A forwarded message from Meridies in light of Katrina

[Jentien@aol.com]

I apologize to all those who will receive multiple  postings.
 

> From: Eric Jordan <talvin at frontiernet.net>
> Date:  August 28, 2005 8:24:53 PM CDT
> To: meridian-ty at yahoogroups.com
>  Subject: [TY] O/T: New Group "SCA-Disaster"
> Reply-To:  meridian-ty at yahoogroups.com
>
> In light of the current situation  and the unavoidable fact that we are
> seeing an increasing number and  severity of hurricanes and other 
> natural
> disasters that may  affect our brother and sister SCAdians, I have
> created a group  specifically to promote communication of urgent needs 
> in
>  relation to disasters affecting SCAdians, whatever the scale (it could
>  be just one person finding themselves without bread or bed due to
>  disaster, that is enough.)
>
> Before I post the link: on the  homepage for the group, I have laid down
> certain rules for  posting.  This group will exist to facilitate speedy
> communication  of critical information to a large group of people with 
> as
>  little "noise" in the signal as possible. So, read those rules before
>  you join, because I am not joking, and I care not who is not speaking 
>  to
> me at the end of the day. ;)
>
>  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Disaster/
>
> Please feel free to  pass this on to other groups where doing so would
> not violate *their*  rules.  :)
>
> In Service,
> Lord Colin of  Tighan
>
> P.S. In the interest of keeping this new group noise-free  and "up and
> running" even if disaster or distraction befalls me, I seek  applicants
> to assist me in moderating it.  You must be calm,  diplomatic, 
> interested
> in serving your fellow SCAdians, and not  afraid to tell someone to take
> their topic  elsewhere.