Today I tried to help a resident of the neighborhood with her listserv subscription, but she just blew me off without reading (or understanding) what I was trying to tell her.
Arrogant and stupid is a dangerous combination:
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Subject: Re: For sale
From: "Ann Carver"
Date: Thu, January 11, 2007 2:02 pm
To: "Jeffrey A. Groves"
OK. I just want to post this message.Use either e-mail address.
Ann
Jeffrey A. Groves wrote:
> You will then have to change your email program to use agcarver@unity.ncsu.edu.
>
> If Thunderbird on a Mac is anything like it is on a Windows machine, you'll
> need to select "Tools" from the menu, and select "Account Settings". From
> there you will have to select the account from the list on the left, and then
> change the "Email Address" entry from "agcarver@ncsu.edu" to
> "agcarver@unity.ncsu.edu".
>
> Jeff G.
>
>
> Ann Carver wrote:
>>
>> At NC State, there are two addresses for every one. Use
>> agcarver@unity.ncsu.edu.
>>
>> Ann
>>
>> Jeffrey A. Groves wrote:
>>> Ann:
>>>
>>> You registered on the listserv with address "agcarver@unity.ncsu.edu";
>>> however, your email client sends messages with return address of
>>> "agcarver@ncsu.edu".
>>>
>>> If the two addresses don't match up, then your email is automatically dumped
>>> by the listserv.
>>>
>>> You'll either have to fix your email client program or your subscription to
>>> the listserv.
>>>
>>> Jeff G.
>>>
>>> Ann Carver wrote:
>>>> For sale, xxxxx, $750.
>>>> For more information, call Ann or Ven, XXX-XXXX, agcarver@unity.ncsu.edu.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
Once again we have a committee that Joseph Huberman is participating in that gone astray.
This time, it is elitism and missed opportunities.
As the webmaster of the Boylan Heights web site, I am often the contact of last resort for people looking for information about neighborhood events. Usually, it is because the person has missed the email address or phone number listed within an article on the site, but this time it is an actual situation where there is no information to be had as it has been withheld. They have a section set-aside for contact information, but they only have the following statement listed:
"Contact information for the Boylan Heights Centennial will be listed here."
I'm asking "will be listed"? Hello! It's 2007! You all are a little late in finishing up your web site (boylanheights100.org). How bad is it when people have to ask the webmaster of a completely different web site (boylanheights.org) for contact information? Apparently pretty bad.
In the email below, the lack of contact information for the Centennial Committe, which Joseph is a member, is made strikingly apparent.
Names have been removed for privacy concerns:
---------------Begin Email------------------
Subject: "Tours & Tunes" and Joel Lane House tours 4/21 and 6/16/07
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 18:54:55 -0500
From: *Privacy Protected*
Reply-To: *Privacy Protected*
To: webmaster@boylanheights.org
What is the procedure to be able to participate in 4/21 "Tours & Tunes" and 6/16 Joel Lane House tours events? Thanks and Happy New Year!
---------------End Email------------------
This is a very sad statement about how rampant is the elitism of some of the long time residents of Boylan Heights. It's no wonder that many new residents do not feel welcomed here (I have seen more than one email from new residents to this fact).
Finally, seeing as it is now the centennial year for Boylan Heights, it is an amazement to me that the committee did not organize a New Years party to celebrate the arrival of 2007. This seems like a very worrysome oversight on their part.
Hopefully they won't drop the ball (no pun intended) on any other opportunities to celebrate the centennial.
Jeff