An interesting analogy Janet... There are some PWPs on dry dock being fed daily from the harvest of information that this list yields. I feel a t-shirt design coming on...just this listserve's URL and the words "plant a seed for Parkinson's Disease" Do we have any official colours? morning meanderings from one redhead to another Joan U -----Original Message----- From: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thursday, September 30, 1999 10:45 AM Subject: LIST: why search the PARKINSN list archives >---------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Posting number 9114 >Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 >From: Janet Paterson >Subj: Speaking our minds here >---------------------------------------------------------- > >Hello All; > >The most obvious benefit of this list, is the personal communication >that takes place between listmembers. > >However, in the long term, the other benefit - the Archives - may >prove to be equally or possibly even more valuable. > >Since every message ever posted to the list is stored permanently in >the archives, we have access to perhaps the most comprehensive >one-stop-shop of Parkie information in the world. Accessible for >searching by virtually anyone. > >As this resource keeps growing, who knows what correlation or 'eureka' >coincidence might be noticed by a future searcher, whether in 6 weeks, >6 months, or 6 years. > >Posting a message to this list is like planting a seed. > >Janet >from the garden in the ocean > >---------------------------------------------------------- > >janet paterson >52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset >613 256 8340 po box 171 almonte ontario canada K0A 1A0 >a new voice: <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> ><[log in to unmask]> >