[nabs-l] the new Blind Social Talk list has been created!

Wed Feb 20 20:30:45 UTC 2013

Hi,
Let me try to clarify. I believe it would be ok to have a few
professionals on the list. I haven't decided just how many yet, but
they should be able to add a bit of balance if things get out of hand,
or if none of the younger mentors have any answers for a particular
problem is submitted. But, yes, in general, I believe there has to be
an age restriction. What we don't want is a list that has mostly
professionals and not enough young people. The whole point of this
list is that they have a nonthreatening environment in which to
discuss their problems. Having too many professionals, or older people
in general, could upset this balance. I don't mean to offend anyone by
saying that, but you've all been there, you all know how it feels to
want to open up and share things with your peers, but clam up the
second anyone with the title of "responsible adult" steps in. Yes, at
times it may be childish, even foolish, but at other times it's
perfectly healthy, and that's what I'm striving for here. It is a
delicate balance, with no hard and fast rules. We will just have to
see how it plays out. I'm sorry I can't provide a more definitive
answer at this point, but I hope that clarifies my position a bit.
One other thing: I have a number of pending memberships, but the
people who have sent them have not submitted their intros to me yet.
If any of you who haven't are on this list, remember, you only have 48
hours from the time you've sent your subscription request to do so
before your membership request is rejected. This helps to eliminate
spammers, and I will stand firm on this point. If you would like to
join the list, send a message with the word subscribe in the subject
line and nothing else to blind-social-talk-subscribe at yahoogroups.com.
Thanks,
Desiree

On 2/20/13, Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at pccua.edu> wrote:
> I thought we wanted professionals to weigh in on our topics as well, so
> wouldn't that mean having older people, because most professionals are
> older?
> Blessings, Joshua
> ________________________________________
> From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Carly Mihalakis
> [carlymih at comcast.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 7:07 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] the new Blind Social Talk list has been created!
>
> Do we need an age restriction? Will such an imposition add in a
> meaningful way, to List content? Students are all ages, remember?
> What do others think of this?/19/2013, you wrote:
>>Hi,
>>As has been said, I think the cutoff age I'm going to allow on the
>>list is 30. If more people respond and want me to raise it, I'll take
>>that into consideration. However, if you join the list at 29, you're
>>probably going to be grandfathered in. I won't kick a person off a
>>year after they join, particularly if they offer valuable insights to
>>the group discussions.
>>
>>On 2/19/13, Chun Chao <zerone1683 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Can young to mid-aged adults also join?
>> > Reason for asking is because there has been another NFBnet listserv
>> > that
>> > has
>> > been having similar email threads on social issues; one such listserv
>> > being
>> > the Computer Science list [NFBCS].
>> > Even though the social issues discussed on NFBCS more or less relate to
>> > employment, I find that the discussions on the thread have similar
>> > properties to the discussions that were discussed on NABS-L.
>> > Just a thought.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > C.C. Alan
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Desiree
>> > Oudinot
>> > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 3:15 PM
>> > To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> > Subject: [nabs-l] the new Blind Social Talk list has been created!
>> >
>> > hello all,
>> > As promised, the Blind Social Talk list is here. I am excited to
>> > finally
>> > make this much-needed discussion group a reality. If you would like to
>> > join,
>> > simply send a blank message to
>> > blind-social-talk-subscribe at yahoogroups.com.
>> > You will get a welcoming message that asks you to provide a brief
>> > description of yourself and why you wish to join the list upon
>> > subscribing.
>> > If you know others outside this list who would benefit from joining,
>> > please
>> > don't hesitate to direct them to this new group.
>> > Also remember that the target audience we're primarily looking for are
>> > teens
>> > and young adults.
>> > If you have any questions or concerns, please write me off-list at
>> > turtlepower17 at gmail.com.
>> > Sincerely,
>> > Desiree
>> >
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