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Hi all - Well said, Linda! She and I co-edit a neurological advocacy site (www.grassrootsconnection.com) which reports "just the facts" without giving opinion (i.e., what political stand candidates make in their campaigns) . Mind you, in some articles we link to the author who may make a biased statement in favor of a political person or offiice, but most "good" journalists do not do so. We cannot take away our voice; to do so negates the Constitution's First Amendment. However, we can do so without offensive comments or personal bashings. One never knows under what circumstances any statement or action a person in public politics is made. (And it's just plain rude and childish! of course, that's my opinion - we alll have one. haha) Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda J Herman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 8:47 AM Subject: Re: We have still lost our way and ignored the main mission of this board > Hi all, > > I suggest we look at the Parkinsn List Charter for guidance. The > guidelines do not prohibit political discussions. They do say : > > "Subscribers are responsible for conducting themselves in accordance > with the policies contained in this Charter or Guidelines. > > Parkinsn membership is multi-national, multi-cultural and > multi-denominational; therefore, Parkinsn is not the forum for promoting > or criticizing ethnicity or religion. Since we are a multi-national > community, care has to be taken so as not offend the sensibilities of > multi-ethnic members. Off-color postings and comments damage our > cohesiveness. > > Subscribers are free to discuss ideas, but disparaging remarks directed > toward those who adhere to different viewpoints are not acceptable. > > Keeping the spirit of loving, caring and respecting one another in the > forefront in Parkinsn List discussions and the focus balanced with > those ideals in mind is an important goal." > > I think that the current problem is not in the topics being discussed > but in the manner that a few listmembers have been responding to other > listmembers. > > As a number of others have already stated, we should respond to one > another with courtesy and with respect for differening viewpoints. No one > should not be criticized or bashed for their opinions and beliefs. > > I do not believe that creating a separate list for politics is a good > idea . These issues are of vital importance to our lives as PWP. > > Full list Guidelines are at: > http://parkinsons-information-exchange-network-online.com/parkinsn.html > > Linda Herman > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn