Earl Croasmun -> Ed Hulett wrote:
 ~>>  I doubt John Hull gave Klahn the echo. In fact, I know he didn't. Klahn
 ~>>  grabbed it when he saw that John had failed to update the listing.

 EC> But does the listing make it his?  That is the question I am hoping Ross
 EC> will
 EC> address.  The header of the echolist says it is a place where moderators
 EC> can "advertise" their echoes, and a "reference"
for people who want to
 EC> contact a moderator.  It is like the Yellow Pages.  If a listing of an echo
 EC> lapses, it is like a company choosing not to advertise in next year's
 EC> Yellow
 EC> Pages.

It's obvious that Klahn grabbed the echo because of his history with it. If
he wanted to just have an echo he could reply to posts from other echoes,
all he had to do is come up with a name for it and get it listed.

All that said, if he wants an echo where he can talk to himself, so be it.

Ed

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