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At 04:46 AM 8/22/97 -0400, you wrote: >"Charles T. Meyer" <[log in to unmask]> said: >>Well said. I agree entirely. People getting info off of the WWW or >>other internet sources should evaluate the source carefully before >>accepting as truth what is there. The Internet is totally unregulated. >>That is both its strength and weakness. Beware of fantastic claims like >>someone has the cure for PD. Or claims that the same thing works for >>numerous diseases. > > >This unregulated nature of the Internet is exactly why I think the more >"reputable" PD organisations such as the USA's APDA and NPF, the UK's PDS, >etc. *must* get onto the web and provide a balanced, neutral perspective. > >At the moment information on the web is really there due to >people/organisations with specific interests. The material they publish is >naturally coloured by their interest & enthusiasm. > >Fortunately there are groups who's mandate is to provide a balanced >perspective - the national PD organisations - and they would be a valuable >addition to the body of PD information on the web. All we have to do is >convince them :-) > > >Simon > >--------- My opinions are my own, NIP's opinions are theirs ---------- >Simon J. Coles Email: [log in to unmask] >New Information Paradigms Work Phone: +44 1344 778783 >http://www.nipltd.com/ Work Fax: +44 1344 772510 >=============== Life is too precious to take seriously =============== > This mail box is no longer operative. If this message is from a listserv, please remove me. Please do not reply to this message as you will get another identical message to this one. For the sake of listservers the following list of words appears: help unsubscribe At you service, Gary L. Lesperance President, SiteGen, Inc. [log in to unmask] (voice) 888-748-3436 or 414-832-1113 (fax) 414-739-9325