hi all jjjane wrote, in part: >You changed the list so that replies are sent directly to the >sender and the entire list can no longer view them. Why would >you want to do that? Now we miss all the information that is >shared between those two people... Plus you are losing members >that have a lot to share with the whole group. Having too many >posts is better than not enough. It means the list is healthy. >The ones that are affected aren't the ones that are abusing the >list but more the ones that have stayed with the list to get >information. I was gone most of January so did I miss something? ... january was pretty interesting, to say the least the topics were, in summary [from my viewpoint, of course]: -bean sprouts / chia pets -cardiological stress tests -peter kidd, a pd listmember, died -joe, a pwp in judith's support group, whom we were trying to help, died -anger / domestic violence -my website was revamped -changing the list - the parkinsn list on-line - sharing and privacy -a listmember had a pallidotomy -hate-mail - junk-mail - e-mail sucks -elf assistance - pd list instructions -apomorphine - amantadine -pd and handwriting -paradise lost petition -tv-ready-list updated -FAQ - frequently asked questions - idea for newbies -stan houston, a deceased former listmember, remembered -hilary blue was on pbs -memory shipping lanes if you want more you can order logfiles from the listserv or you can dig by date in the archives janet janet paterson - 51 now /41 dx /37 onset - almonte/ontario/canada http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/index.htm [log in to unmask]