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Joining or Leaving (Unsubscribing) the Howard Hill Longbowmen Email List

This list was started first as a simply address book sort. It grew beyond that and was established as a server list under the name "Howard Hill Shooters". It operated that way for slightly over a year, when we received permission from Howard Hill Archery to rename ourselves the "Howard Hill Longbowmen", a name that had previously been used by Howard Hill Archery, but which was no longer in practical use. (Hey, it pre-dated the internet!)

Anyway, as of May 15, 2007, we became "The Howard Hill Longbowmen", and both the email list and the web site names were changed accordingly. The list has grown, and, as lists do, taken on its own character. At this writing it numbers about 200 members and is basically a chat group... a bunch of guys who have mostly never met but share an interest and like to talk about it and get acquainted. They chat a lot... which means a fair volume of email. When you sign up, you can select the option of getting all posts as they are sent or getting one daily digest.

The HHL email list is just that... a simple email list. It is not an interactive forum where you can select a thread by subject and follow or respond only to that thread. If you're a member, you get all the posts. As with most lists of this type, there are a number of very active, visible members and a lot of lurkers who enjoy following along, but don't chime in often. Both types are welcome.

To Subscribe or Unsubscribe

1. Go to the following address:

Subscribe to Howard Hill Longbowmen email list

This will take you to a page titled "Howard-Hill-Longbowmen List". Close to the top of that page is a lis tof "Options". The one you want is "Join or Leave List". Click on that and follow the instructions. It will give you a set-up page where you can join the list and where, once you are a member of the list, you can use option choices to leave the list or change your member settings, such as going from "receive all posts" to "receive digest" (one composit email per day) or putting yourself in non-receipt status when you go on vacation.)

Note: I run two lists and three web sites. That's a lot of work. For the most part, you will be expected to manage your own subscription.

However, if your efforts don't work, email me at:

rwightman@mindspring.com

This list is established to provide an easy information sharing medium for folks who shoot, collect or are interested in the traditional Howard Hill type longbow, sometimes referred to as the American Flatbow. There are other makers of this type of bow, and folks with those are equally welcome here. It’s the bow type we’re interested in.

Shooters of this style bow are a minority, even within the traditional archery family. These bows handle differently, are a bit more difficult to master, and certainly can’t boast that they are up to the current cutting edge in every area of longbow development. On the other hand, they are esthetically pleasing, extremely simple, very good at what they do and, they’ve been doing it for a long time.

Tied into this list is a web site. (Well, duh... that's where you are...) It started out as a section of my personal web site, www.dickwightman.com If you’re interested in just who the heck I am, this site will tell you that. As the group grew and the material we had on Hill bows grew, I established this separate web site for the group.

All of the usual list advice and cautions apply. This will, hopefully, be a small and manageable list. I already run a huge one on the subject of antique sewing machines. Running a list is work. If this one becomes too big, well, I’ll have to figure out a way to handle it.

My primary operative word as a List Master is “respect”. If all participants respect all other participants, all will go well. This is a discussion and sharing list. It is not an argument list. There are other places that seem to thrive on that; this won’t be one of them. I don’t want to see endless and unsettleable arguments about which brand of bow is faster, better, prettier, etc., or whether a #180 bow is adequate for killing ducklings. I don’t want, and will not tolerate, derogative or demeaning posts aimed at anybody. In other words, no personality clashes, no attitudes, no flames, just shared information. If you have a disagreement with another member, settle it off list or learn to ignore it. (Ignoring it is the best... nothing stops a disagreement faster than not getting a response.) Do not engage in confrontation and disagreement on the list! Discussion is good, sharing views is good. Shared views give others something to think about, but they are entitled to retain their own. Trying to convince folks that your view is right is moving over into argument. Naturally, let’s avoid political and religious views as well. We all know there are a variety of opinions in these areas, and they don’t relate to Howard Hill style bows. Finally, keep the language family… we don’t need obscenity, vulgarity or profanity. Except for those hopefully rare occasions when you can’t get the arrows to move in from the red to the yellow circles, they have little to do with archery. :^) Also, because volume of mail can become a problem, there may, probably will, be times when I cut off a discussion because it simply has gone on too long.

If and when we run into problems, I’ll take care of them. If you have a beef with what’s going on, complain to me… not to the list. That’s how arguments start. If the problems are operational, I’ll try to deal with them, working with my host server, who actually specializes in sewing lists and is a bit bemused by what I’m trying to do here.

The list is set to accept messages in plain text only. If you send html, special fonts, etc. your message will be bounced, so check your default settings. Also, the list will not accept attachments. If you have a picture you want to share and you do not have a personal photo album to refer people to, you can send it to me and I will post it on the Archery Bulletin Board the next time I do rgular maintenane.