FAQ
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FAQ
The list is for the VNese singles, professionals and students. (There are also some married people in it.) The focus is on issues relating to the VNese singles life. It is small and well focused on these kind of topics. It is very friendly and enjoyable... Flames, political or religious discussions are discouraged. The list admin will send out warning to author of posting that are deemed inappropriate, offensive and/or inflammatory. In general, three-warning-and-you-are-out applies. Occasionally, the list admin will intervene in a "discussion thread" and will issue "please take this discussion to private email". Those who refuse to comply to the request will be removed from the list immediately.
The mailing list works as followed:
To get your name ON the vn-singles mailing list
subscribe vn-singles your-email-address
as an example:
To: majordomo@saigon.com Subject: subscribe subscribe vn-singles lily@flower.com
To get your name OFF the vn-singles mailing list
unsubscribe vn-singles your-email-address
as an example:
To: majordomo@saigon.com Subject: subscribe unsubscribe vn-singles lily@flower.com
The best way to find out about the mailing list is to just give it a try. If you find it uninterested, you can always unsubscribe (it is quick and painless). You might want to start your tryout period on Wednesday or Thursday because most posting tends to cluster around Friday, Monday and the weekend.
The main staple is Vietnamese love poems. Some are quite good. Sandwiched between the love poems are "joke of the day", "my sport team is better than yours", "my life sucks" postings. There are some gossips, mostly on Vietnamese entertainers; some Vietnamese cultural/social events announcements. Occasionally, there are some brave souls who declare they need a girlfriend, boyfriend, or any kind of friend ;-). I believe someone once tried to get the list to pitch in to do his homework. Every two or three weeks, there will be an earnest discussion on topics related to singles life. Some recent topics:
Hung Le said:
The current list maintainer is Hung Le (hle@pacbell.net). For more information, point your browser to: http://www.saigon.com/~singles/mcorner.html
The good folks of Net Images, Inc. provide the computer resources.
Yes, the URL is http://www.saigon.com/~singles/
Sure can. Send email to the current list maintainer, Hung Le (hle@pacbell.net). The link to your home page will be placed in http://www.saigon.com/~singles/faces.html
Yes. Feel free to add http://www.saigon.com/~singles/ to your page. However, I need to add a disclaimer on this: the contents of your page is your business. The fact that there is a link to us does NOT imply that we are endorsing you or the content of your page.
Sure, the vn-singles chatroom is http://www.saigon.com/ChatRoom/.
Here is a the list of known problems with the "ChatRoom":
Definitely! Your comments and suggestions are welcome. Please send them to the current list maintainer Hung Le (hle@pacbell.net).
It is a even-split between English and Vietnamese. Most poems are in Vietnamese and most joke are in English. Hmmm .. that is interesting now that I think about it. Any linguist want to tackles that one?
Mails from vn-singles has the following string in the subject line:
[vn-singles]For example:
[vn-singles] [Fun] CON GAI' va` Con Trai
To get a list of the addresses on vn-singles list, use the "who" command, followed by the name of the list which is "vn-singles".
who vn-singles
as an example:
To: majordomo@saigon.com Subject: who who vn-singles
The biggest message size allowed is 88K.
If it appears that no one knows the lyrics of xyz song, you might want to try your luck at the "viet-nhac" mailing list: To subscribe send mail to majordomo@freeviet.org. In the body of your message type:
subscribe viet-nhac your-email-address
as an example:
To: majordomo@freeviet.org Subject: subscribe subscribe viet-nhac lily@flower.com
We are somewhat ambivalent about providing such service. Until we can make up our mind ;-), here are some of the alternatives. BTW, vn-singles is not responsible for the contents of homepages outside www.saigon.com/~singles.
1. You haven't asked yet.
2. I was hoping to do something meaningful with my life.
3. What? And spoil my great sex life?
4. Nobody would believe me in white.
5. Because I just love hearing this question.
6. Just lucky, I guess.
7. It gives my mother something to live for.
8. My fiancee is awaiting his/her parole.
9. I'm still hoping for a shot at Miss/Mr. America.
10. Do you know how hard it is to get two tickets to Miss Saigon?
11. I'm waiting until I get to be your age.
12. It didn't seem worth a blood test.
13. I already have enough laundry to do, thank you.
14. Because I think it would take all the spontaneity out of dating.
15. My co-op board doesn't allow spouses.
16. I'd have to forfeit my billion dollar trust fund.
17. They just opened a great singles bar on my block.
18. I wouldn't want my parents to drop dead from sheer happiness.
19. I guess it just goes to prove that you can't trust those voodoo doll
rituals.
20. What? And lose all the money I've invested in running personal ads?
21. We really want to, but my lover's spouse just won't go for it.
22. I don't want to have to support another person on my paycheck.
23. Why aren't you thin?
24. I'm married to my career, although recently we have been considering
a trial separation.
25. (Bonus reply for Single Mothers) Because having a husband and a child
would be redundant.
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