If we could just have one for "Just for Parkies",
I'd gladly volunteer.
Just me,
Marjorie



At 09:23 PM 12/09/2000 +0000, you wrote:
>Bob, and everyone.
>
>I haven't been following the discussion in detail, mainly because so
>little on PARKINSN is interesting these days.
>
>As is probably well known I have been concerned about the tone of the
>list for some time. Yes, the list has a sense of "community", but
>that is at the expense of people who can't share that community's
>values - be it in terms of mail volume, subject matter, or opinions
>that are expressed.
>
>The list has stayed broadly static in numbers over the past few
>years, despite a massive increase in the number of people on The
>Internet. I strongly suspect a large number of people are being
>driven off the list by a vocal minority who don't feel the need to
>consider the impact of their actions. As a result, thousands of
>people are failing to benefit from the wisdom and help that can come
>from this list when it is at its best.
>
>If people want a community list, then let's have one - SPARKLE is one
>example. Lets have more than one - I'll host as many as there are
>volunteers to run them.
>
>I'm not judging the applicability of any subject matter, all I'm
>asking for is for PARKINSN to focus on Parkinson's, which will make
>it useful to more people. Take all the other stuff onto other lists,
>which can be closely allied to PARKINSN, and part of the community.
>
>Its just as easy to subscribe to one more list as it was to subscribe
>to PARKINSN in the first place (well, probably easier), and we can
>regularly advertise the other lists on PARKINSN. This will give
>people a choice of what they get in their inbox.
>
>In this way the community can grow, become stronger, and more healthy.
>
>The alternative is PARKINSN will wither and die, a victim of its own
>success, and the selfishness of a minority. And we will *all* be the
>poorer for it.
>
>
>>I will
>>remain here for the next few days, waiting for people to *publicly*
>>post their true feelings about the points that I have been trying to
>>make (about offensive postings under the guise of "jokes").
>
>Count my vote.
>
>
>>  Unless I
>>see a majority of this List standing in support of sensitivity, I will
>>leave this List.
>>
>>Maybe my usefulness is gone, anyway.
>
>This, ladies and gentlemen, typifies the challenge facing PARKINSN.
>Why should anyone who wants to contribute to Parkinson's Disease be
>involved with a list that's long since got off track? What will
>PARKINSN be when the experts that have stuck it out so far have left?
>
>What's the point of an archive of the list when 95% of the posts are
>junk? Why should I put the effort into trying to find the useful
>stuff in the archive if no one can be bothered to stick to the
>subject matter?
>
>I repeat my offer to host any PD related mailing list - if you think
>there's a niche not being served, and are willing to help run it,
>drop me a mail.
>
>
>
>
>Simon
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