[Histonet] Histonet 15+ years old, thanks to Dr Linda Margraf

[John Kiernan]

Linda, this is a great achievement. More than 15 years! 
 
I found Histonet by way of a reference on a newsgroup (are there still such things?) perhaps in 1996. I didn't realize at the time that Histonet was almost a newborn institution. There already were regular contributors, and some of them  are still with us. 
 
Histonet took off as a great medium for asking and answering questions in histotechnology. This is a field that embraces a wide range of expertise including manual skills, understanding of physical, chemical, immunological and molecular biological principles, and coping with regulatory issues. 
 
You set up and you still maintain a noteworthy medium for enquiry, discussion, teaching, and often argument in a generally friendly internet community that includes students, professors, clinicians, academic researchers, and  especially technicians at all levels from beginners to post-PhD.  Histonet is an egalitarian forum for all who use microscopes to look at tissues. 
 
My congratulatory message to Linda Margraf could spawn a large number of others,  but please desist!  Histonet already is swamped with trivial comments that clog our mailboxes.  
 
John Kiernan (Anatomy, UWO, London, Canada) 
Histonetter on and off for about 15 years. 
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On 11/11/11, Linda Margraf <LINDA.MARGRAF <@t> childrens.com> wrote:

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> Dear Histonetters:
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> Hi, I haven't put out many messages on the list recently.  I have just been quietly administering the list (and occasionally removing people who ask to be unsubscribed as my time allows).   By the way,  Histonet is coming up on its 16th year anniversary (wow!) and  there are currently 3543 members on the list (from >30 countries as of my last tally).
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> As it keeps coming up,  if you wish to unsubscribe or modify your account options,  go to this link:
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> You will need to request your password if you don't know or remember it.  I tried to get this link added to the bottom of all the messages but apparently that is not possible with the current software.  If you have trouble getting off the list, let me know.    If your email address has been changed at your organization, you may have trouble posting messages or unsubscribing. If so, let me know (but provide me with the old address that is on the membership list) and I'll try to help.
> Thanks,
> Linda M
> Histonet administrator
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