hi all peg wrote, in part: > I'm going to be honest, janet. I think the > service that you have provided with your > "a new voice" site is where you belong. > Folks can visit there and find all kinds > of great info you have collected over time. > They can also "peep" into your life with > PD through your journaling. And we have > several online "support groups" already > that sometimes are starving for membership ... hi peg and thanks for your compliments/comments i guess since i've experienced cyberstalking first hand i am more cynical now than most none of the existing on-line groups are fully moderated and none of the members are verified as to their dimensions(!) which can mean and has meant in my view that communication has deteriorated badly in the cyber pd world over the past few years viz my repeated postings about 'internet identities' a review of my parkinsn list postings in, say, 1998 through 1999 (when i was co-owner) and into 2000, has reminded me how much things have changed a communications dynamic that is bigger than the individuals takes over the group when things feel comfortable and safe - it's a miracle some of us have seen before and it's worth seeking again, in my humble opinion we (and i) have so much more to offer each other than this medium accommodates at the moment i certainly mean no harm to any existing groups - i simply want to offer an alternative approach based on my 8 years' experience in online nerdling and communing! janet aka planet aka giannetta aka list goddess aka calendar control supervisor aka list-mom aka mist-lom aka list elfette aka cyberdad's translator -- janet paterson a new voice http://www.janetpaterson.net/ pd: 56-41-37 cd: 56-44-43 tel: 613-256-8340 an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit primarily perky, parky ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn