hi all At 16:10 1999/11/16 -0700, kathrynne wrote, in part: >I trust you asked for and received Martha's permission to >'share' her private e-mail to you. If so, that's fine. >If not, I'm shocked and deeply offended that you would >make public a private post intended for your eyes only. >It is a serious breach of net etiquette at the very >least.... i'm sorry you see it that way i see it differently i was shocked and offended by her uninvited e-mail to me there is no privacy in cyberspace and no 'laws' governing behaviour the net is un-controlled which is why i think of it as a miracle i have my own standards and try to act upon them i cannot act according to the standards of others i don't believe that anyone should >In any case, I second her sentiments, as well as those of >Judith Richards. I'm another health professional who seldom >posts any more, and for the same reasons.... i'm not sure of the focus on health professionals here do you mean non-parkies? in any case, i'm sorry you see things in the way you do i see things differently but have not criticized [and would not] your actions >I think it was decidedly unfair to list newcomers >to bring up your perspective on David Boots yet again, i'm sorry we can't agree on this i suppose we will have to agree to disagree... i felt an obligation [as i explained] to clarify the background after realizing that david's/greg's devil post would probably upset quite a few readers >I have no interest in your Topics or massive listrules >or any intention of attempting to decipher or apply them... they are not my rules they are not imposed on anyone they are a utility that exists for anyone's optional [as explained] use as provided for free by the university of toronto i simply was and am trying to help with the list volume 'problem' [which i don't see as a problem myself] if you make the choice not to use them more power to you, that's the whole point of 'optional' >and I derive little useful information from the Parkinson >Information Exchange as it has existed for the past several >months. ... i don't understand why not i think there is as much useful info now as there ever was and the old info is still in the archives for mining some of the recent comments from some of the newbies about how much this list has helped them have warmed my heart >I heartily wish the List could return to the way it was when >Barb Patterson created and ran it; it was a learning, caring, >sharing experience to which I attempted to contribute and >which I was most grateful to be allowed to be part of... again, i'm sorry that i don't understand your premise the list has provided that experience for me all along the atmosphere changes as the members change we all have different needs at different times to me, the list is not just one person or two people it is comprised of all of the individual members i am grateful for them [us] every day janet janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset e-mail - [log in to unmask] web-site - http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/