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>Brian, > At 07:25 AM 9/11/96 -0400, you wrote: >>Subject:Usenet or Listserv >> ><---- snip ----> > >>The one point with which I have to agree is that as a closed list, the >>existence of the list may be unknown to many potential members (Unless >>they are as bad at typing as I am). Is it possible to leave some sort of >>a signpost in the usenet listings proclaiming our existence? i.e. some >>sort of advertising to spread the word. >> >> >> >>Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]> > > >There's nothing wrong with posting a message in any newsgroup stating that >the PD Listserv exists. The only caution I'd give would be to pick medical >or health related newsgroups only. This to limit the risk that folks who >aren't concerned with PD but just want a soapbox of subscribing. I suspect >that small statements on web pages advertising the PD Listserv would be as >effective. It's rather tough to accidently visit a PD page so we would have >greater assurance that folks on the list really are concerned with the >designer disease called parkinsons. All this wonderfulness, however, is not >mine to decide, but rather should be a decision agreed to by the list in >general. > >Brian, does this help? > >Jeff part time CG for Becky >[log in to unmask] > If you are concerned about keeping unrelated people out of the list, why don't you have somewhere where they could write to to get verified as a PD person or caregiver before they are allowed to join. I am sure in this high age of technology that you could make it probable that there could be a password or the other end just not accept it unless they were first accepted by a person. but what about those that are just concerned and curious about PD. I am not a PD person, I only help my mother-in-law out when needed. I don't think that even qualifies me as a caregiver, just a potential one in the future. Besides anything that is unrelated can easily be disposed of. :) Laurie [log in to unmask]