Finally reporting for duty

[davewitley]

I have read all the instructions and got access (after some 
difficulty) to the database.

It will take me a little while to get familiar with the categories, 
but I think there's no alternative to just getting on with it.  I do 
have some questions, and thoughts on topics that have been raised 
recently, but I'd rather get some proper experience before weighing 
in.  Where should I start?

By way of introduction, you'll see my posts start to appear soon 
after 18,000.  I have been known to post on SHIP discussions, and 
I'm pretty sure I've responded to Hans, too.  (To people who think 
Hans a nuisance, I merely point out that we are missing a category 
called 'Abanes'.  Come April 2001, it will be necessary.)

Finally, a small warning.  Once I've got the categories properly 
assimilated, it will be a natural task for me to devise valid canon 
related main list posts which defy the categorisation.

David