Maybe a lister lists to the listees on the list.
In that case, a listee is more or less a passive list-member, aka as a
lurker.
Now don't start calling the listers lurkees, please, although it would
make just as much sense...
Frank van Lindert (perhaps be-er but no bee)
Utrecht - Holland
On Tue, 11 Jan 2000 05:47:22 -0800, Paul Tierney <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
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>I keep seeing the term 'listee'
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>I am a lister, the same way that I am a photographer, not a photographee.
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>If I run a race, I am a runner, not a runee.
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>If I refer a decision I do it to a referee.
>
>If I nominate someone, they become the nominee.
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>etc.
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