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George, Walter, et al.... SOME of us who've been well know in the recent past for authoring copious amounts of List mail each day (not half bad, either!) <smile> have been (obviously) self-monitoring AND self-limiting the number of emails we post to the List. I've voluntarily cut my volume of responses to questions asked by fellow List-members, cut my quips and teasing posts, and you'll hardly ever see me originating new topics any more. This self-monitoring/limiting has cut the volume my of outgoing List-mail by more than half since last July (or there abouts). My motivation was the number of complaints posted (not made directly TO me, so I don't know if any were meant FOR me) about the high volume of List-messages posted each day. Being a verbose, loquacious (and occasionally redundant) <grin> individual, and also a fairly PD-savvy one, having lived with this thang for 24 years already, my natural instinct is to REPLY when I see a question I can answer, to educate when there's the opportunity, and to joke and tease when the List-mood appears to become blue and the collective spirit of the group feels like it needs a virtual tickle. Mostly I've backed off from all the complaints and fussing the List has been plagued by over the last few months. I've noticed, tho, that a great many of the complainers have been lurkers who speak up that once to complain, and then go back into hiding, leaving the currently active List-members scrambling to "fix" whatever was complained about. Hey folks.... have ANY of ya ever heard "Too many cooks spoil the broth?" Well, in MY opinion, the PD-List has got waaaay too many "cooks" in the virtual-List-kitchen right now and the broth IS tasting kinda spoiled!" YUCK!! Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Walter Pfiester <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Monday, January 25, 1999 3:08 PM Subject: Re: Could I have your attention for one moment please. >Many of us read all the messages in the "lurking" mode. >In my case, If I have no comment I offer none. Because you have >no massive replys to the posting, please don't be discouraged. >I appreciate your well thought out message(s). >I will have a major posting for the group on the "lurking" mode >on April 1st (currently working on it now with backing from Ajax >Medical College, and SloppySoft). :) > >Walt Pfiester 56/3 ><mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Parkinson's Information Exchange >> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of George J. Lussier >> Sent: Monday, January 25, 1999 12:40 PM >> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN >> Subject: Could I have your attention for one moment please. >> >> >> Dear colleagues, >> I appreciate that you all are engaged in dealing with most >> serious matters both on and off the list. I too have a matter of >> concern; a positive concern to be sure but a concern never the >> less. In the past 36 or so hours I have posted 2 stories written >> by members of my support group and published in its newsletter, >> the GOOD TIMES NEWSLETTER I posted the stories by Anita Gargas >> and Tony Munroe because I felt they might inspire a few list >> members and to generate some feedback for Anita and Tony. >> >> Thus far We have had limited response.I do thank those of >> you who took the time to read, write and send. I would hope there >> are a few more of you out there. If you missed them ,deleted >> them, were away for the weekend, or put them in a file marked >> "respond to later" I will be happy to send to you a copy >> identified to the list as A Parkinsonian's Guide to Better Health >> [Anita's] and Tony's Story. A Parkinsonian's Guide to Better Health. >> >> Thanks for listening >> >> george >> >