Thanks for not being annoyed by my off-topic "natterings" ! i usually run out of my 45 minute time limit Seflin gives us, so I try to be brief and also try to stay on subject..often I fail to do either! My main reason for participating, is to do anything I can to help my dad who is 79 and has had PD for about 7 years, and like every PD victim here, did not deserve to have it! [OO] LOOKING FOR RADIOS! Ken Becker [log in to unmask] On Fri, 27 Dec 1996, Barbara Patterson wrote: > From: "Carol Holt" <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 08:37:52 -0500 > Subject: Re: Subject Lines > Ken - I am not picking on you. I very much enjoy your posts. (And > want to talk to you about radios one of these days.) Also, I figure > you're a nice guy and won't be offended. Your post is an excellent > example of what I want to discuss. Besides, it's relatively short. > > I also use the reply feature to answer posts via the internet. > > You replied to "Christmas messages", but your post was not about > Christmas, but about your signature line. I find that I am missing > some excellent posts because the sender is reacting to a previous > post, but essentially changing the subject. If I didn't like or was > not interested in the original post, I would skip all replies. I > find that I can no longer do that as some wonderful information and > insight has come as reaction to things I don't read about, such as > pallidotomies (I am too young and I hope I never have to make this > decision.). > > Just a thought that some of us may want to either change the subject > or add a few words to the original subject line to indicate what the > post is really about. > > And, Ken, I have been fascinated by your signature also. Thanks for > the explanation. > > Hoping this finds you all having a joyous Christmas and praying that > you and yours have a happy, and (relatively?) heathly new year. > > Carol > Wife, mother, breast cancer survivor, parkinsonian >