For new GIs and lurkers - beware of trolls

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Hello to you and welcome aboard. This site is dedicated to working together to discover and uncover what's afoot regarding Y2K, and to provide helpful information about how do deal with it. Many of the regulars here are seasoned computer veterans who have much insight to on what's happening in the Y2K trenches.

On the other hand, we are often blitzkrieged by a small but determined band of what we call "Trolls," whose only pastime seems to be disrupting the forum and trying to discredit anyone who is trying to prepare for Y2K. You will recognize them by their posts, which consist mainly of unbridled attacks against other posters (flames) and/or warmed-over rehashes of the mainstream message of "It's going to be ok, don't worry about Y2K."

Finally, to get you up to speed on why we're concerned about Y2K, here's a link to a list of documented glitches that have already occurred.

Again, welcome aboard.

-- Sandmann (Sandmann@alasbab.com), June 16, 1999

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And, I might add, if you need some "officially endorsed" suggestions with regard to preparing your family for this, this, this--well, whatever it turns out to be--you can visit:

American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/disaster/safety/y2k.html

Federal Emergency Management Authority (FEMA) http://www.fema.gov/y2k/

Others may wish to post links to the home pages of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on the Year 2000, as well as Congressman Stephen Horn's Committee, the National Guard, etc., etc., etc.

Best!

:)

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), June 16, 1999.


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