[nagdu] Welcome & List Stats

[Marion Gwizdala]

Wayne,
    In the subscriber options, you have the choice of hiding your email 
address so it doesn't show up on the subscriber list.

Fraternally yours,
Marion



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne Merritt" <wcmerritt at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Welcome & List Stats


> How does one become a private subscriber? I've never heard of this
> kind of a list subscriber before and was curious.
>
> Wayne and Gucci, the designer dog, from deep in the heart of Austin, Texas
>
> On 7/19/11, Marion Gwizdala <blind411 at verizon.net> wrote:
>> dear All,
>>     I want to join Julie Johnson in welcoming all of our new list 
>> members.
>> Though membership in the National Association of Guide Dog Users is not a
>> requirement to be a subscriber to this list, I would like to encourage 
>> you
>> to join our division. Your membership strengthens our organization by 
>> adding
>> to our voice and the numbers we represent. It is very true that "there is
>> strength in numbers"! We have a some awesome, exciting initiatives,
>> including our NAGDU Information & Advocacy Hotline, our recently passed
>> Guide Dog Consumers' Bill of Rights, and our soon to be released Guide 
>> Dog
>> Consumers' Satisfaction Survey. To become a member of NAGDU, simply visit
>> our website at
>>
>> HTTP://WWW.NAGDU.ORG
>>
>> click on the membership link, and fill in the memgership form. Our dues 
>> are
>> only $5.00, so they won't break the bank!
>>     I also wanted to let you know that we have 166 non-digested 
>> subscribers,
>> 64 digested subscribers, and 4 private subscribers for a total of 234
>> subscribers! With so many subscribers, it is important for everyone to
>> observe the list rules. One suggestion I would like to make is to send
>> messages to the list with substance. I know you want to let others know 
>> that
>> they are appreciated, but sending a message that says, "Good post!" or "I
>> agree!" only adds to the traffic on the list. For example, when everyone 
>> was
>> sending me birthday wishes, I waited until later in the day and thanked
>> everyone at once. Otherwise, I would have added to the number of list
>> messages. If you want to acknowledge someone's great post, I have no 
>> problem
>> with that. People like and deserve recognition. Just remember that every
>> message to  the list is sent to 233 other people, too! Thank you very 
>> much
>> for your cooperation! And thanks for subscribing! I hope you enjoy the
>> comraderie and the information you receive from here!
>>
>> fraternally yours,
>> Marion Gwizdala, President
>> National Association of Guide Dog Users (NAGDU)
>> National Federation of the Blind
>> 813-626-2789
>> President at NAGDU.ORG
>> HTTP://WWW.NAGDU.ORG
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