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    Be prepared to receive anywhere up to several hundred emails a day. Some days are slower than others, so you may only receive 50-100 emails. In the past, on some days you would have received 400+.
    During slower periods, we will discuss other topics and/or issues, and tend to mark these un-related posts with NCR. Any message marked with NCR means : Not Creed Related. So if you're here JUST for the Creed stuff, go ahead and delete those emails, but I assure you, most of the discussions are fun and you're more than welcome to join in at any time!
    We're all pretty open here. Some of us have been on the list for a few years, some a few days, but we accept everyone, as long as you're tolerant of each other and are here to have fun!
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    List archives are available at http://www.creedlisters.com/archives, but as these are maintained by a list member (who happens to be a lazy bastard at the moment...btw, it's me, so if you need something particular, request it), they are only periodically updated.
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   - The list has a 50 KB limit per post... counting all headers. HTML (Rich Text) e-mail is not always a good idea for here... it may look nice, but the list will almost triple the number of lines in that post before sending it, cutting down the length you are allowed to around 60 lines... plain text works best.
   - For the sanity of other list members, please include part of the original message in your replies, so that everyone knows what it is you are replying to.
   - Emoticons, although making an e-mail look nice, are considered binary attachments... and although they manage to get through the list filters, several subscribers e-mail accounts will not accept them. Unless you can handle receiving several error and "undeliverable" messages for each post sent, try to steer clear of emoticons.
   - Creed recently resumed their Weathered World Tour... and are planning on returning to many of the States, as well as those that have been missed for whatever reason, in Summer 2003. If Creed has not yet been to your area, keep an eye on Creed.com, and join Creed e-news to be kept up to date on new concert dates as they become available.
   - The third album, "Weathered", was released November 20th, 2001, and held #1 for 8 weeks strait. There is, as yet, no solid plans for the fourth album, but keep tuned to creed.com or Creed e-news for any details as they become available. There are rumors that a 4th album will be released following the Weathered World Tour... along with the LONG-LONG awaited Creed VHS/DVD.
   - You can sample the entire album "Weathered" in streaming audio at http://creednet.com/audio/weathered/weathered.html
   - Please try to refrain from sending virus warnings or e-mail forwards to the list... especially if you have not confirmed the mail at a reputable source, like http://www.snopes2.com and http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoax.asp.
   - "Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it." Sarcasm will play a big part here... always keep that in the back of your mind when reading posts... it will save everyone lots of trouble and fights.
   - NP = Now Playing. You'll find this tagged at the bottom of many posts... it is just the way of informing the readers of what the writer is listening to on the stereo or MP3 while they are writing their post... also a good way of knowing who listens to what, and hearing a bit about some new bands.
   - The list is currently in UNMODERATED mode... This means there is no wait between posting and seeing it on the list. But don't abuse your right to be here, or the mode will be changed, or you will be removed from the list by the admins.
   - To replace the now-closed Bulletin Board, one of the list members started a BB on his homepage, and set it up in much the same way as the one on Creed.com. The URL is http://www.creedlisters.com/BB. Feel free to post there.
   - Problem with your computer or problems with setting yourself up with the list, feel free to mail me (NightStorm_Draco@isyourgod.com) and I'll do everything I can to help... to keep it off the list more than anything else.
   - CREED DOES NOT POST TO, OR READ, THIS MAILING LIST. If you'd like to get ahold of them post on the bulletin boards (closed down March 28, 2002), as they've been known to read those, or mail them at:
                Creed c/o Hanson Management
                15S. Orange Avenue
                Orlando, Florida   USA
                32801
   - Yes, Creed has an official fan club which also handles fan mail. Please write:
                Creed Ink.
                PO Box 618228
                Orlando, Florida
                32861-8228
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Info and instructions on how to remove yourself is included in your first mail from the listserv. It is suggested that you keep that (or this) mail, and read it over.
   - And last but not least...we're all here because we love Creed. A lot of us have made friends on this list. Just because it may seem kind of cliquey, doesn't mean we won't accept you! We love making new friends, so introduce yourself, and jump on in!