Nancy...

Per your comment, no one NEEDS to ask me if I have investment in or receive
any monetary reward from ANY product or service I post about online because I
always state right up front that I have no connection - monetary or otherwise
- to whatever product/service I mention other than that of a satisfied user.

Again.. IMAGINE what this List would be like if EVERY multi-level salesperson
who logs onto the List in order to "share information," or otherwise enlighten
us about the "health-related" products they sell were permitted to remain here
hustling for sales of each of their product lines.

And what if EACH of them protested THEIR right to be on this List and pitched
THEIR specific products while claiming to have a spouse, relative, or friend
with Parkinson's disease - as SOOO many multi-level marketers seem to claim?

With all due respect to both your husband and to you, you HAVE brought up your
being a health product salesperson many times here, and while protesting and
claiming fear of posting that information, you HAVE regularly posted that
information, none the less.  Despite your taking the occasional pot-shot at
those who don't care to be hustled by salespersons here on the List (and that
does include me) I haven't said one word about that here or privately to you
about that.

I guess I kinda figured that others besides myself would think of that old
saying, "She protesteth too much," and make a connection.

Finally, I've stated my opinion just as you have stated yours and don't see a
need to beat this topic to death here in the public venue.  I'm certainly
prepared to concede that in our case it'd be in everyone's best interest to
say  we "agree to disagree," and to get on with other things.

Should you wish to discuss this issue further with me, I'd be pleased to
respond, however I believe it should be moved to private email.

Barb Mallut
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From:   Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of Nancy Burnham
Sent:   Thursday, January 08, 1998 10:07 AM
To:     Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN
Subject:        Re: NADH source/Response

Barb

I just thought you were a little hard on a first timer to the list.
Personally I am a distributor for probably 6 different companies because I
want to try their products and I don't want to pay retail.  I have found
several that I think are beneficial, but I am getting to the point where I
don't even want to mention anything on this list.  It would take a wild
imagination to make up the story that Tami told about her husbands PD.
Others on the list has told of places to buy NADH at discount prices--they
didn't get a scolding.  Or no one asked you if you had a interest in the
clip glasses.
 As far a NADH goes,according to the original site, their product is the
only one that will not loose it's strength.  Tami you mentioned that at your
source they are coated.  Do you know if this solves the problem?  If you are
afraid to address this group again write to me at [log in to unmask] .  I guess
the best way to find out if someone is only here to make the big buck is to
contact them personally.  On the other hand any one that contacts me
personally I tell them what I have to sell and how it might help them.  Also
on one of my items I have offered to sale it at wholesale. My main goal is
to help anyone that I can.   Here again I think everyone on this list is
smart enough to evaluate what they might like to try.
I love this list, I'm addicted to it, I have to have my fix at least twice a
day.  I sure don't want to make anyone mad at me and get kicked off.  My
husband has been diagnosed for 14 years.  It is snowing today about 0
degrees and he has been working outside since eight o'clock.  He generally
puts in at least a 12 hour day.  I feel we must be doing something right or
maybe he would be in the same condition it we did nothing, but I'm not going
to find out!!
Nancy B cg for Don 64/14
-----Original Message-----
From: Barbara Mallut <[log in to unmask]>
To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, January 07, 1998 11:02 PM
Subject: Re: NADH source/Response


>Nancy....
>
>My comments have nothing to do with someone sharing knowledge or
information
>'or giving specks about a specific product or service that they believe
might
>benefit other List members.  Heck... I've posted about a few things
myself....
>
>
>It's when subterfuge and lies are used as a means to gaining our trust in
>order to hustle a multi-level marketing product that it feels to me we're
>being imposed upon... used... cheated.
>
>Imagine... IMAGINE what the List would be like if EACH of the multi-level
>marketing hustlers who've logged onto the List had been permitted by the
List
>owner to STAY here and continually market their assorted products and
services
>whenever they wanted to.
>
>It's not a pretty picture, and I suspect that soon there be fewer and fewer
>people with Parkinson's calling this wee corner of Cyberspace "home" as the
>number of hucksters increased.
>
>Nope... NOT a pretty picture.
>
>Barb Mallut
>[log in to unmask]
>
>
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>From:   Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of Arthur Hirsch
>Sent:   Wednesday, January 07, 1998 5:56 PM
>To:     Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN
>Subject:        Re: NADH source/Response
>
>At 05:51 PM 1/7/98 -0700, Nancy Burnham wrote:
>>I don't know about everyone else, but I was glad to get the
>>information that Tami gave about NADH.  Really Barb, I think you
>>were a little nasty about her listing.  Didn't sound like  she was
>>doing anything wrong to me.  I think we can all benefit from
>>everyone else's knowledge.  I really don't think she is connected,
>>but if so what does it matter.  If it will save me money all the >better.
>Nancy B  cg for Don 62/14.
>
>Nancy, perhaps Barb was a little rude, but we have learned that we must be
>fiercely independent of pecuniary interests if we are to be of service to
>our listmembers.
>
>Ambrose Bierce wrote about the Moral Principal and the Material Interest
>who met on a bridge wide enough for just one.
>
><<
>"Down, you base thing!" thundered the Moral Principal, "and let me pass
>over you!"
>
>The Material Interest merely looked in the other's eyes without saying
>anything.
>
>"Ah," said the Moral Principal, hesitatingly, "let us draw lots to see
>which one of us should retire till the other has crossed."
>
>The Material Interest maintained an unbroken silence and an unwavering
>stare.
>
>"In order to avoid a conflict," the Moral Principal resumed, somewhat
>uneasily, "I shall myself lie down and let you walk over me."
>
>Then the Material Interest found his tongue.  "I don't think you are very
>good walking," he said.  "I am a little particular about what I have
>underfoot.  Suppose you get off into the water."
>
>It occurred that way.
>>>
>
>It won't occur that way here.
>
>I'm with Barb.  Tami may not have any Material Interest, but we don't know
>and we've seen just too many people try to use this list for commercial
>purposes.  If Tami is just one of us, means only to help, and has no profit
>motive except the eradication of Parkinson's from her life, we'll know
>sooner or later.  In the meantime, we're suspicious.
>
>Art
>
>Arthur Hirsch [] [log in to unmask] [] Lewisville, TX
>  ____________________________________________
>
>               Always Remember This:
>     Happiness Is Right, So Choose Happiness
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