http://www.pclink.com/elf/getstart.htm

This page now has the text included. Please have a look if you have
time and feel so inclined. If any of you know the addresses of the
links mentioned, please forward them to me.

I also thought it would be a nice touch, where people are mentioned, to
include the e-mail link, and where they are not mentioned, to perhaps
mention them. Are any of you so inclined to be listed as a person to
contact concerning given topics? This page is geared toward first
contacts, so if you would feel comfortable saying, "This is how I did
it..." for example, that would help -- just to take a few minutes to jot
out an e-mail. I don't believe people will be breaking down our doors
until perhaps spring, but by then it would be nice to have a few people
in line to field these kinds of questions. Anybody who has a box out
there qulaifies. Do any of you want to volunteer as a "newbie mentor"?

I hope it will become a theme throughout Letterbox USA that its a place
where questions are answered -- perhaps not quickly, but adequately. It
shouldn't be too hard to do this when you consider the topic. Its just
plain old fun!

I mean we could try to describe every last detail of the hobby on our
web pages, be redundant, not miss a stroke, etc. You know, attempt to
build a system that does everything but wipe their butts for them?
That's what many web sites attempt to do (and not all that well usually,
IMHO). Or we can simply put people in touch with the right contacts,
people who in all likelihood will be able to tell them in a minute or
two what they need to know. It could be how to make a stamp, use a map,
read a compass, etc. What do you think?

As always, I welcome your input and promise to use it, so don't be shy.

Dan'l

Ps. Nice photo and text Erik!
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