Who are we?

[M. Mitchell Marmel]

>geographically once in a while (or even the whole list of
>subscribers?), or is that too much off-topic for you all?

Nope.  I, for one, am interested...

>Should I encourage new members to introduce themselves to the list?
>What do you think?

As a longtime lurker, I'm all for it!  :)
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M. Mitchell Marmel                          |Drexel University
marmelmm at dunx1.ocs.drexel.edu               |Fibrous Materials Research Center
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