While we still have a couple of weeks left in the season, school is
still in session, and I've more-or-less got your attention :-), I'd like
to start you thinking on what things I or we might to improve HOCKEY-L
and HOCKEY-D.  I can't say that I'll find time or even want to do any or
all of your suggestions, but I would like to hear from you.  Positive or
negative criticisms are welcome, but beware that I'll probably suggest
that *you* do the work to get your suggestion started.
 
Please respond privately and NOT to the list!  If some subjects need to
be discussed among the members, then I will let you know, sometime
DURING THE OFF-SEASON.
 
Here are a few of the areas I'd like to make progress on this summer to
better the lists:
 
- re-write the welcoming message ... it's a bit out of date and too long.
 
- Provide a periodic frequently asked questions (FAQ) posting.  I've
  collected a few list-etiquette messages from other lists and have
  jotted down several things for inclusion.  It should help to be able
  to refer to something that has been around for a while rather than
  sound/be so arbitrary on my complaints to posters.  It should help get
  a lot of information out also.  This might also include directions on
  obtaining files of general interest and searching the archives, but
  this would mean ...
 
- start a "filelist" for topics of general interest such as team rosters,
  composite schedules, FAQ, etc.
 
- enhance the software that puts HOCKEY-D together to enable rearranging
  the postings (more easily) when a topic has several "Subject:" lines.
 
We'll see what gets done.
 
Yours in college hockey,
 
Wayne Smith
The College Hockey Discussion List administrator
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