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sorry, i hit Enter too soon. last sentence shlould be I wanted to add my thanks to John and Barbara for all their work and effort over the years in Creating and maintaining the Parkinsn list. Started b*ack in 1993, * It can be considered one of the first social media for PWP.. I'm so happy the listerv will continue. On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 12:00 AM, Linda Herman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I wanted to add my thanks to John and Barbara for all their work and > effort over the years in Creating and maintaining the Parkinsn list. *Back > in 1993, * It can be considered the first social media for PWP.. There > are many otheeri > > On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 6:00 AM, Bob Allison <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> thanks to all who made this possible...a lot of help passed thru these >> posts! >> Bless all of you! >> Linda Herman Would you mind giving me your email? I found you to be >> knowledgeable, balanced and well spoken. >> Thanks, Bob >> ---- Kathleen Cochran <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> > Dear John, >> > >> > I'm so grateful to you, Barbara, and all who made the effort over the >> years >> > to keep the website and the listserv going. You can't overestimate how >> > important this group has been in the lives of so many. Even at times >> when >> > the posts have been few and the content reduced, it's always >> > been meaningful and reassuring to me to see familiar Parkinsn names pop >> up >> > in my email box, or meet someone new to the list. >> > >> > Yes, there are other forums. But they can't replace this one. >> > >> > Heartfelt thanks, >> > >> > Kathleen >> > >> > >> > On Tuesday, November 18, 2014, John Cottingham < >> [log in to unmask]> >> > wrote: >> > >> > > Hello Friends and fellow travelers, for PIENO (Parkinsn Website) we >> have >> > > reached a fork in the road. >> > > >> > > With a heavy heart, the website will cease to exist December 31st. The >> > > email list will live on but after consulting with Barbara Patterson >> and >> > > some other dear friends we decided to make this decision since the >> > > landscape has changed dramatically in technology and others have the >> > > resources to provide advanced and current information. >> > > >> > > My time doing the technical stuff to keep it running smooth was taking >> > > away from my other endeavors. Since the beginning about 14 years ago >> we >> > > have had no sponsors, just dedicated folks like you to post >> interesting and >> > > current information. >> > > >> > > The copyright lawyers looked at our archives and went over them with a >> > > fine toothed comb to find violations. For those perceived violations >> they >> > > threatened to take my Social Security for something, someone else >> posted. >> > > >> > > As a result, Parkinsn the past several years has just been links >> posted >> > > about everything and no participation saying in your opinion how the >> link >> > > was relevant to us. Barbara and I truly believed in giving and >> nurturing >> > > those who needed help and those generous souls who have contributed >> that >> > > heartfelt help. Posting links and Me To replies somehow doesn't meet >> the >> > > helping others hurting with our common conditions. Parkinsn is a >> discussion >> > > list....even if you disagree. >> > > >> > > Please get acquainted to the links in the headers of your Parkinsn >> email >> > > for ways to interact with the listserv. The archives will be on the >> > > listserv where they have always been but will just not exist on the >> PIENO >> > > website after December 31st. >> > > >> > > We have been thrilled with the breakthroughs in research, marching and >> > > writing and calling and decades have passed and we still have the same >> > > degenerative condition. We have become weary in well doing. >> > > >> > > In the New Year where ever you go to get neurological information, >> support >> > > them and participate. >> > > >> > > Thank You All >> > > >> > > John Cottingham >> > > co-owner Parkinsn >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: >> > > [log in to unmask] <javascript:;> >> > > 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 >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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