janet: Also, mulling over what Barb P. wrote, we have
such gifted writers in this group-I am constantly
being impressed by their ability to express
themselves-we should try to access the media to make
ourselves heard. Now this is not exactly a news flash
to many of you old pros out there, but as a relative
newbie, it hit home with me. I am going to start with
a letter to "George."
Carole H.
--- janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> hi all
>
> At 17:16 1999/09/25 -0400, jane wrote:
> >At 02:07 PM 9/25/1999 -0400, janet wrote:
> >>bill
> >>i'm off - will be brief
> >>[iowbb]
> >>why would they want to
> >>who are we
> >>whats in it for them
> >Janet,
> >I forget how many listmemebers are from the US,
> 1500-1600? What they have
> >the opportunity to get is votes and, for those who
> are really gung ho over
> >their answers, contributions!
> >Jane Koenig (daughter of Fred, 81/MSA3)
>
> the numbers would be interesting
>
> it's difficult to assess countries of origin
> with some internet service providers like aol
>
> the list has a wider readership than just the
> individual members
> doesn't it?
>
> some of the members are 'list exploders'
> who distribute postings to their support groups
> or other people who are not 'wired'
>
> some of the members are here because they are in the
> 'biz' - i.e.
> the pd orgs, drug companies, medical journals, pd
> treatment centres, etc
>
> there's an element of confidentiality here that
> cannot be breached
> we could in fact be being heard in all sorts of
> venues
> that we don't know about and cannot 'use'
> from a 'self-promotional' angle
>
> hey ms candidate
> you should come talk to us
> cuz there's a whole lot of people here
> numbers? waaal, that's kinda hard to pin down...
> demographics? waaal, them's kinda hard to pin down
> too...
> but we shore are a powerful bunch
> how powerful? waaal, we don't rightly know... not
> eggzackly
>
> like barb said -
> this is a brand new world out here
> and we are the pioneers - on the cutting edge of ...
> something!
>
> hey - there's an angle right there, no?
>
>
> janet
>
> janet paterson
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