[nfbmi-talk] Proposed Mailing List Policy

Sat Feb 1 03:45:20 UTC 2014

Hello David,

Fundamentally, I agree with you.  I do not find it necessary to se 3 or 4 of
the same messages in a row on the same topic to the same people as adding
anything to my knowledge.  After all, how many rejections of perfectly
reasonable FOIA requests do we need to see to get the idea that the agency
is corrupt and not cooperative with blind consumers.  Most of us are pretty
sharp people.  We do not need a hundred examples before we get the point.
If we wish to build a record in a public venue, perhaps we could start a new
list for that purpose. To me this is a much narrower and specialized
endeavor.  If a public record is the point, then, we could easily
accommodate that without filling up our list with this material.  Again,,
clearly, there are differences of opinion on the best use for andd content
on, our NFBMI list. It is my own opinion that we are not making best use of
our list and that is not benefiting our members or our public outreach
possibilities as it is currently operating.

Warmest Regards,

Fred

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David
Robinson
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 3:10 PM
To: NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Proposed Mailing List Policy

Dear Fred,

   As a member and a NFB of Michigan board member, I appreciate all the
information I recieve from the list.  It may be  a lot of information but
most of it is very important for us, as leaders in the NFBMi, to understand
and learn.  I choose to take all information on the list and absorb what I
want and disgard what i not. For me, the more information the better, and
please don't forget it is my right to post information even though it may
not be important to you.  I place different information into different
folders sometimes thinking even though this information is not new or
critical at the moment, it may be of use at some point.
   I for one would welcome even more postings from members on information
that is important to them.  We all have to keep our own mailbox inorder and
not expect someone to do it for us.

Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at att.net>
To: "'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Proposed Mailing List Policy

> Hello J.J.,
>
> I do agree that the excessive and redundant volume of FOIA requests and 
> then
> the resulting correspondences does little to benefit the purpose of this
> list.  The knowledge of the need for information and the information about
> the lack of responsiveness is valuable information but can simply be
> summarized by a quick note to the list that such and such documents are
> supposed to be available and are not.  An analysis of the state of access
> relative to a building or report can also be useful, but the pages and 
> pages
> of repetitious material detracts from the appropriate communication among
> members about the matters of this organization and this list.  Anyone may
> start their own list to publicize their issue.  This list belongs to us 
> and
> we have the right to determine the content of the list.  I am not 
> suggesting
> we limit the views of any member, only the kind of content we publish. 
> For
> that matter, we could start a list for governmental communications where
> such things could be published and discussed.  I would not oppose such a
> list.  I feel the excessive amount of governmental communications and
> complaints posted here have pretty much eliminated any ongoing 
> conversations
> among our members.
>
> We have a board meeting coming up.  This would be a good place for such a
> proposal.  A discussion among our members, there, would determine our 
> policy
> in an appropriate and democratic way.
>
> Good idea, J.J..
>
> Warm Regards,
>
> Fred
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of joe
> harcz Comcast
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 12:45 PM
> To: NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Proposed Mailing List Policy
>
> Access is a civil right!
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "J.J. Meddaugh" <jj at bestmidi.com>
> To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 12:41 PM
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Proposed Mailing List Policy
>
>
>> I'd like to propose a list policy that we do not allow official 
>> government
>
>> business, FOIA requests, etc. to be sent and then copied or forwarded to
>> this list. In addition to the potential overload of email it creates, it
>> has the possibility  of giving the impression that the NFB of Michigan is
>> a party to the request where it was not. This is potentially damaging to
>> our reputation and may hinder the progress that we are trying to make.
>>
>> -- 
>> Best regards,
>> J.J.
>>
>>
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