At some point in the near future, new members will be able to view the introductions of people who joined before they did, but that feature isn't available yet. I've compiled some sample introductions to get you started. No introduction is required to join, because it's a moderated list and there are no discussions here. You're invited to join both lists. As of November 30, we have 132 members from 8 companies.
Membership is free.
If there's a huge demand for it, I'll start another list for non-Seattle people, or just put them on the Seattle list in the short term. There are some magic words you don't want to use in your posts. These are words that can get interpreted as administrative requests, so if you use them, they get bounced to me instead of sent to the list. Also, if you decide you want to unsubscribe, here are some handy instructions . Services like Hotmail let you check your email from anywhere that gives you web access.