Joe, You & Kelly (etc) are not giving SPARKLE a chance to work. We are only a few days old & we already have 69 members. Your post is no more relevent to PD than china is. > TO JOIN SPARKLE: > > Send an (empty) email to: > > [log in to unmask] > > Then you will receive further list-instructions. > > Messages to the list SPARKLE should be sent to: > > SPARKLE <[log in to unmask]> > > If you have any problems, questions, comments or suggestions please send > them to the list-owners at: > > [log in to unmask] > > Me and John hope to see you soon on SPARKLE!! > > Bonnie Rowley. In a message dated 8/17/99 1:12:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > > Kelly, > > I'm very new at subscribing to lists and am sorry to say I do not know of > another list that would limit comment to Parkinson's Disease. In the couple > or so weeks which I have been on this list I have seen other topics and > while many of them are interesting, and arguably important to the well being > of the Parkinson's patient or his/her caregiver such as humor, there are > other lists specifically devoted to such topics which I feel is where those > type discussions should appear. I guess it's a question of whether list > members can discipline themselves to discussions directly about Parkinson's. > I don't think you're being a wet blanket at all. I know from the comment I > have read here that there are a lot of list members who feel as you and I > do. I have seen some leave the list because of the high volume of comment > not pertinent to Parkinson's. > > Joe, cg to Ruth, 67/9 >