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At 22:10 2002/07/14 EDT, [log in to unmask] wrote: ><<my two cents' worth: > ><<i understand that the influx of individual messages >might be a tad intimidating to some new list-members >who may be brand new 'netizens' as well, >although they can't be that 'green' to the internet >if they are computer-savvy-enough >to be able to subscribe >to a mailing list > ><<however, >i also understand that most 'pointers' out there describing our list >also make another point of describing the e-mail volume >so theoretically >the volume on the list should not be a surprise > ><<some people prefer the individual message format to the digest format >because they find it easier to reply to > ><<some people use the filter options on their e-mail program > ><<some people use their delete key liberally > ><<to each our own > ><<i cannot see the volume as a 'problem' >whether there are 30 messages in one day or in one hour >whether they are all about pd or not >whether they are all about snake oil or not > ><<they reflect the living breathing organism >which is this cyber-family > ><<we are not a corporation bound by company rulebooks and standards >we are not a school bound by a curriculum and exams > ><<we are part of a new frontier of democracy >where each one of us has >the same opportunity to be heard as everyone else >and >the same right to speak as everyone else > ><<personally >i find it awe-inspiring just as it is>> > >Janet, > > Your remarks show that you want the list to be want you want it to be >be rather than what it is. The list, and the behavior of the posters to the >list, are governed by the Charter. The Charter is an agreement between the >listowners, Barbara P and John C, and the University of Toronto. As list >members we agree to be bound by the Charter. Apart from the written dictates >of the Charter, the list, since last March, has been plagued by the imminent >threat of the withdrawal of computer services from the U of T. A critical >point with the U of T is the volume of postings, and the number of list >members. > > None of this is new. I have had several postings in the past where I >explained to the list members the need IMO to be careful about posting, at >least until the issue of the provision of computer services by the U of T is >resolved. John C. had a posting (in June?) where he attempted to formulate a >plan to decrease the number of list members. Now Barbara P has reiterated >these concerns and mandated rules re: postings in her 7/13/02 posting, >labelled "Inappropriate Postings." THE LIST OWNER HAS SPOKEN. THESE ARE >OUR RULES. We can hope that the list were different, and that we could say >or post what we want, but that simply is not reality. I don't think that >adherence to the Charter will take away any special special flavor of this >"cyber-family." This list developed under the Charter, and the list can >continue operating as it is under the Charter even with added restrictions >from the U of T. The problem is, of course, that if we don't follow the >rules, the U of T has justification for withdrawing its computer services. >Katie from Green Bay thank you for pointing out all of this to me katie outstanding! janet janet paterson: an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit primarily perky, parky pd: 55/41/37 cd: 55/44/43 tel: 613 256 8340 email: [log in to unmask] smail: 375 Country Street, Almonte, Ontario, Canada, K0A 1A0 a new voice website: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn