Re: [Palindrome] An interested undergrad

[Eric Albert <Eric Albert alumni brown edu>]

Dear Dustin,

We'd be happy to have you on our MIT Mystery Hunt team, so long as you're 
comfortable with our team philosophy, which I'll e-mail in my next two 
messages.

You should know that we're one of the larger and stronger and older teams, 
so most people will be older than you, and some puzzles may be solved so 
quickly that you won't even get a chance to see them.  (Our team has some 
of the best solvers in the world.)

On the other hand, you should also know that we're a very friendly team 
that focuses on having a good time rather than being super-competitive, 
and other team members will be happy to get to know you, and to work with 
you on puzzles.  We are one of the few "open to anyone" teams, so every 
year we pick up some Mystery Hunt newcomers, and they seem to have a good 
time.  Some of these folks play on our team for a year or two and then 
leave to start their own teams; others stay with us forever, becoming 
central members of the team.

Take a look at my team-philosophy messages, then let me know if you'd like 
to join us.  I hope you do!

Sincerely,

Eric Albert
Leader of the Palindrome team


>Hi there!  I happened upon your mailing list quite accidently; it appears 
>that its public accessibility greatly exceeds googling "palindrome main 
>index."    I noted that there were posts expressing interest in gaining 
>some MIT undergrads, and was wondering if you'd consider me.  I'm afraid 
>I have little to offer in the way of experience, as I'm a freshman, but I 
>am greatly interested and excited about the competition. If you are 
>looking for numbers, I may be able to bring at least a couple other 
>unattached hunters to the team as well.  I hope to have a great time 
>hunting and meeting others that are as psyched about this event as I am!  
>Looking forward to hearing from you.
>
>-Dustin Rabideau
>
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