[Nfb-krafters-korner] My apology and more

[Barb Roland]

Annette, very well said and my feeling are that if the betterment of the 
group is a goal, then everyone should have the opportunity to post 
suggestions and ideas without the fear of getting "flamed" if you will. If 
there are some "points" that are not understood, the readers should be able 
to ask for clarification without either poster or reader being criticized. 
So yes, I feel you should be able to post you ideas.
Barb
'Just living is not enough,' said the butterfly, 'one must have sunshine, 
freedom and a little flower.' ~ Hans Christian Anderson
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 6:59 AM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] My apology and more


> Hello List,
>
> I did not have any time this past week to check e-mail, so I was quite
> shocked yesterday to read what had transpired here on the list.  I am 
> truly
> sorry that my attempt at getting us as a list to brainstorm ideas on how 
> to
> grow and expand turned into a big mess.  I think this was primary the 
> result
> of the down-side of using a text format for communication.  How someone
> writes something is not guaranteed to be interpreted by the recipient as 
> it
> was intended by the sender.  Plus given the lack of being able to see and
> hear the person during the conversation also leaves out essential pieces 
> of
> communication.  Please do not get on me for using the word "seeing".  I am
> using it loosely to represent being in the presence of someone.  Even with
> that said, I do include the intake of visual information.  Now back to 
> what
> I was saying.  E-mail also has a delay factor that can cause people's
> feeling to fester.  During a a phone conversation or face to face
> conversation you can immediately amend what you said if the listener
> miss-understood before the listener's emotions have time to grow.
>
> So again, let me say that I apologize that my post to this group caused so
> much grief.  With that said, I still believe that e-mail is the place to
> discuss matters that effect the entire list.  However, maybe we need to 
> talk
> about whether it should be done here, or whether the expectation is to 
> have
> these types of discussions off list via e-mail.  I do not promote this as 
> it
> would require each member to set up a distribution list in there personal
> e-mail program with all members e-mail addresses.  Of course, this would
> need to be managed as people join and drop out.  I know I do not have time
> to do this, and I'm guessing that we have other members on the list who
> would not even know how to even get started with setting up a personal
> distribution list.  The other idea would be to have the discussion via
> conference call.  This would not work for me as I have trouble getting to
> the Monday Night Chats and classes.  These are only my views, and I 
> totally
> get that 100 percent of a group cannot be satisfied 100 percent of the 
> time.
>
> So with all of that said, I do have an idea to share on how we might be 
> able
> to expand what we do to educate everyone and anyone on how someone who is
> blind can do a craft, but I am unsure about posting it to the list.  And 
> on
> the other hand, I think sharing it with the board first will limit the
> initial formation of the idea  that reflects the ideas of the membership.
>
> I am not trying to start up another round of trouble, but I think this is
> all growing pains as we explore how to manage this 21st century endeavor.
> Please give me constructive feedback on whether I should post my idea here
> or share it in some other way.
>
> Annette
>
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