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"Feisty" is a very apt description, and I love it! I can just see these
"List Police" marching down main street in a parade trying to stay in
step, take the same length stride, popping pills and trying to get in
sync so they all freeze at the same time. Let's just keep them off the
motorcycles, horses, and out of the squad cars (Foot Patrol only)! And
certainly don't give them guns and billy clubs. (I am a PWP'er -60/4- so
I can poke a little fun at us!)

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> From:         Barbara Mallut[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent:         Tuesday, August 25, 1998 3:07 PM
> To:   Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN
> Subject:      Re: List Problems
>
> Hi Joan...
>
> Please hang in thru this brouhaha, m'dear.  It'll soon pass and the
> tenor..
> the "feel," of the List will remain essentially the same.
>
> It seems that every 5 or 6 months some disgruntled (for whatever
> reason)
> individual appoints themselves as the "Official List Police," and
> spews out a
> buncha of orders they expect all here to immediately follow.
>
> Threats of "just retribution" upon various List members and/or of
> quitting the
> List are common "List Police" tactics.  Mostly, those of us who've
> been 'round
> the block several times with this kind of things just do a mental
> shrug and a
> "ho hum," figuring that's their choice, tho personal harassment by a
> "List
> police" upon another member usually find's them off-list mighty fast
> 'cause
> the list owner doesn't permit that.
>
> While passive acquiescence is impossible with THIS feisty group of
> uniquely
> independent individuals, GENERALLY a good suggestion on ways to
> improve or
> speed up message reading and distribution is eventually followed up on
> by the
> group (i.e., posting a message with an accurate, descriptive header,
> and other
> similar suggestions).
>
> You'll see... thing's soon right themselves 'round here...
>
> Barb Mallut
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> From:   Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of Stan or Joan
> Snyder
> Sent:   Tuesday, August 25, 1998 12:13 AM
> To:     Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN
> Subject:        List Problems
>
> Hi. I am very new to the list, yet I feel that I contribute enough so
> as
> to be called a member of the "vocal minority". It breaks my heart to
> hear one censoring another; feelings are bound to be hurt & I will be
> afraid to ever post again. I don't understand the problem fully, I
> guess. I have my list delivered in "digest" form. That way, two or
> occasionally three times a day, I get my PWP e-mails all at once. From
> there, it seems to be an easy process to scroll down, read what I
> want,
> save it for later if I want or to delete the whole thing! I believe
> that
> all of us have different needs & wants that are being fulfilled
> through
> this wonderful
> safe-haven of a list. The last thing we need is to frighten away any
> contribution;
> based on a committe-like decision to judge what is appropriate. Those
> of
> us who do contribute do so for a variety of reasons & should show (as
> Camilla has already said) a little discretion when deciding how to
> reply, but get over it! This
> squabbling & in-fighting just destroys our solidarity! Face it-we all
> need each other & (I suspect) we all have something to contribute!
> thanks for allowing me this forum to openly express my views without
> fear of censure.
>
> --
> Joan Snyder (47/8) "Do or do not. There is no try."-Yoda
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> http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/snyder/page1.htm
>