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re Nell and her 'too many' posts ...
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[log in to unmask][log in to unmask], 21 Dec 1987 19:14:00 -0500687_- Sorry to take so long, but job changes and other such stuff made it
rather difficult to find the time to get this rolling. Now things have
stabilized, I'm finally able to do something with it.

List of Charter Members of the Ferret Mailing List:

evans@mhuxt (Steve & Sukie Crandall)
[log in to unmask] (Tom Danisavich)
[log in to unmask] (Susan A. Musil)
tjs@tropix (Timothy J. Spires)
davis@utx1 (Gary A. Davis)
alan@sequent (Alan Gardiner)
[log in to unmask] (Leonard Bottleman)
[log in to unmask] (Shu-Ju Wang-Burgess)
[log in to unmask] (Janet L. Crow)
mnetor!uunet!vsedev!FMPMIS!scott (? - mail was mostly garbled) [...]44_21Dec198719:14:[log in to unmask] 8712 26 33 12_Adminstrivia14_Chris R. [log in to unmask], 21 Dec 1987 19:14:00 -0500616_- I'm going to run this quite informally for the time being.

For the time being, please mail any contributions to:

ferret-list@spectrix

I've included some useful paths in the trailer to this article.

I will manually forward them back out. I will make some changes to
automate this in the future, but not quite yet. Part of the reason
why this isn't being automated now is the fact that of necessity one
of the recipients has to be anonymous. Sounds wierd ... Unfortunately,
this person has their ferret in a state where ferrets are (still)
illegal and has asked me to [...]44_21Dec198719:14:[log in to unmask] 8712 60 21 26_New Moderator Introduction14_Chris R. [log in to unmask], 21 Dec 1987 19:14:00 -0500495_- We have three ferrets:
1) Nicia - very small (overweight) sable femal, at least 2 years old.
Indirectly from the pound. A real fighter (surviving several
medical crises), and a real sweetheart.
2) Mocha - normal size (1 3/4 lb) sable female, obtained as a baby
about 1 1/2 years ago. A sock eater (with feet inside).
Have tried many thigns, simply can't stop her.
3) Toby - 3 lb. silver-mitt male, obtained as a baby. 9 mos. old.
Big, stupid, and friendly lummox. [...]44_21Dec198719:14:[log in to unmask] 8712 82 29 23_New Member Introduction22_Steve & Sukie [log in to unmask], 21 Dec 1987 19:14:00 -0500394_- We have 2 ferrets at our place - Hjalmar (an exceedingly stupid but
friendly 3 pound, 2 year old male), and Fritter (a very smart 2 pound
3 year old female). A few weeks ago we lost Hale to an illness that she
had been fighting for several months -- she was over 7 (we have no idea
what her real age was as she was purchased as an adult -- she may have
been as old as 9). [...]39_21Dec198719:14:[log in to unmask] 8712 112 28 23_New Member Introduction14_Tom [log in to unmask], 21 Dec 1987 19:14:00 -0500385_- Hello,

I've had my ferret for over a year now and I wouldn't trade him for anything.
He's an albino, and about 3 years old.

As to training him, my brother and I have managed to train him to come to the
sound of a whistle. This was done by rewarding him with his favorite snack
(cheerios) every time we would whistle. Now all you have to do is whistle and [...]39_21Dec198719:14:[log in to unmask] 8712 141 22 23_New member Introduction14_Susan A. [log in to unmask], 21 Dec 1987 19:14:00 -0500640_- Ferrets: Did someone say ferrets! I've thought about getting one
of these for years, until I was told they weren't allowed in CA.

For same! But, I'd still like to know 'bout 'em. Maybe one of
these days I'll move...

[log in to unmask]@oberon.usc.edu
[log in to unmask]
University of Spoiled Children
Downtown Ellay

[I heard about a ferret owner from Oregon moving to California and
the authorities confiscated the animal. Fortunately, the owne
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Really? You're that upset over someones posts that are carefully placed
on the bottom of the FML and obviously marked as Nell's? You dont even
have to scroll! ::head hitting the desk:: Why should you "put up with
it"? It's called tolerance. And support for a fellow FML member that
is alone and going through hell.

Have you see how many posts there are a day on the FML this past year?
We're lucky to get 3-4, when in the past we got 25 a day without fail.
I respect anyones effort to keep this forum alive at this point. I am
so guilty of not putting in the effort as a member. I'm grateful when
people take the effort and time to contribute to this forum that helps
ferrets AND their people. Nell has helped a lot of people over the
years and is/was so active in the ferret community she actually went
to symposiums. I think I can shoulder some "too many" posts at this
point. If she wants to talk all year long it doesn't matter to me.
What matters is that I know she feels a part of this family and has
"somewhere" to go with her troubles. What matters to me is she stays in
the habit of communicating during this ordeal so her ferrets are taken
care of.

Am I saying you're not alone? No. Am I saying that you didn't
contribute a great idea for her in regards to a blog or something? No,
I thought that was a great idea (she could even keep running photos etc
within her posts there). But I am also saying the FML has plenty of
room for her posts nowadays, we need participants right now, the posts
are marked at the end of the list where you dont even have to lay eyes
on them and scroll through. I'm also wanting to not just give you
another way to look at all of this, but to point out to you that it'd
be pretty irrational to toss the most tried and best ferret resource
and the main connection to an entire community just because of
something petty like this. I dont know you, but I do implore that you
give a simple roll of the eyes when you see her posts in the title list
on the FML and shrug it off. What would really help, is if you start
contributing more and inviting conversation. Start some fun threads
that invite people to answer a question. Share what you did with your
ferret that day. Etc. Get people chatting. It'll be fun for you and for
others. Dont throw this away.

Wolfy, guilty of absenteeism

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