[Blindtlk] Off list: This is exactly? why I refuse to jointhe NFB!

[Ray Foret Jr]

I should note that Chris tends to get offended rather easily also.  The slightest thing can set him off.

This I know having seen his reaction to posts of his on other lists.

I think we've about done this one in.


Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray

Still a happy Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone 6+ and Apple TV user!

Sent from my Mac,
the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in

> On May 22, 2015, at 4:51 PM, Arielle Silverman via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all. Chris left the list, so he didn't and won't see our replies on
> this topic. He also posted a strong anti-NFB rant on his Facebook.
> Clearly there are other things going on with him, but let this be a
> lesson that if you post something negative or attacking on an NFB
> list, and the person is having a bad day or already ambivalent about
> the organization, it could drive them away. Even if you're not an NFB
> member, some people perceive (rightly or wrongly) that what's posted
> on these lists is indicative of the NFB's views.
> Arielle
> 
> On 5/22/15, S L Johnson via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Bob,
>> 
>> If you are a member of ACB, then what are you doing on an NFB list?
>>  I would think it is a conflict of interest.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bob Hachey via blindtlk
>> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 3:07 PM
>> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
>> Cc: Bob Hachey
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Off list: This is exactly? why I refuse to jointhe
>> NFB!
>> 
>> Hi Steve and all,
>> No doubt, one should never judge and organization by the actions of one
>> member. I am a member of ACB and the moderator of ACB-l. IT is the nature
>> of
>> email lists that one occasionally sees bad behavior on the part of a very
>> small number of list participants. I hope you have not allowed one negative
>> message to chase you from the list. While unfair, it is the nature of life
>> that we all must deal at times with a certain level of negativity. What's
>> important is to not allow such negativity to get the better of you.
>> I surely wouldn't want anyone to judge ACB harshly for the actions of one
>> member and the same goes for NFB or any organization made up of human
>> beings.
>> Now, back to dreams. The vision I mentioned in a few of my dreams is
>> extremely rudimentary. I can see only the bare minimum necessary to drive
>> or
>> fly safely. That would include instruments and a limited view of my
>> surroundings. The cars and planes appear in extremely simplistic form. I
>> never see faces and people appear only as the kind of stick figures one
>> might construct out of Legos. I was borne totally blind and am quite sure
>> that the vision in my dreams is nothing more than the product of
>> imagination.
>> Bob Hachey
>> 
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