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hi sharon At 19:44 1998/12/13 -0700, you wrote, in part: >Dear ones all--- >Due to the following message from Camilla, I have >decided to stop posting jokes to either "list". please, say it ain't so! >The last thing I've ever intended is to make >anyone uncomfortable or more stressed out. God >knows, having PD in our lives is bad enough. which is why we need to maintain a sense of humour even if or especially when it [the sense of humour] needs a kick-start! [but i don't think that's the problem here] >Some of you have been more help to me than any >doctor could ever be and I am forever grateful >and am glad to know we have this place where we >can be for each other. yes! it means expressing ourselves any which way we want or need to >...I'll keep my posts to the "lists" >strictly business from now on... please, say it ain't so! >It will be easier that way and thank you for >letting me know everyone else's feelings. i fear that you might've, could've, possibly read more into camilla's message than she meant, or at least more than i can discern viz: >>... not cross-post jokes to CARE >>which are also posted to the main list. >>...the number of jokes >> the duplication... >>...the added traffic... >>...not cross-post... the complaints about list volume won't ever go away we are 1600 individuals with 1600 concepts of what's 'too much' but if we do what we can to be helpful to each other i.e. avoid unnecssary duplication and use descriptive subject headers and maybe most important of all display as much tolerance for others as we would like for ourselves on a bad hair day, then, heck, there's no reason for anyone to feel 'censored' irregardless of grumpy grousers i, for one, enjoy ALL contributions to this list; they are all gifts from us to us they reflect our humanity your cyber-sis janet janet paterson - 51 now /41 dx /37 onset - almonte/ontario/canada [log in to unmask]