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Suggested guidelines for posting to PD List: 1) Try to post directly to the list when you have information related to PD; after all, this group was created around that goal. Try to include in your signature your age and how long you've had PD or if you're a caregiver for someone with PD. 2) If you wish to talk about non-PD material, write to the person directly so that the remaining members are not subjected to this info (see also #6) 3) If your name appears daily, ask yourself "why?". If you are one of the 8-10 people whose names appear almost EVERY day, try and sit back and let others on the list who may have information to share a chance to tell their stories. 4) It is not important that the List-members see "thank you" notes or requests for copies of information (PD or otherwise). Writing to someone directly means less mail for the remaining members to have to delete. If seeing your name in a short note that could have gone directly to the person involved IS important, please write me directly and explain "why?"! 5) It is entirely possible to reply to a message without copying the previous message. Simply create a new message to the PD-list and for the subject, type: re: (fill in previously posted subject name here) This way, a message will appear that all of us realize is a reply to a previous message without seeing all of the previous message(s) 6) If you feel capable of posting new messages with subject names, try copying the e-mail addresses of those people who you'd like to "chat with" off-line and write to them directly. (Repeated posts to this list by other members seem to indicate this is an important request). 7) If you feel that certain individuals are choosing to ignore this type of guidelines, write to them directly and state your views so that they will understand that their type of posting is not welcome on this list. I hope that all of you will find these guidelines helpful in posting new info or responding to others. The focus of this list has certainly been diverted in the past and should remain on PD and not be a copied-format of other bulletin boards. David Boots (38/6)