[nfbmi-talk] Proposed Mailing List Policy

[David Robinson]

Dear Joe,

   I would agree with you. I would love to see the OMA documents as well. I 
would think , as a board member, our officers would make them available to 
us as a matter of course.

Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Proposed Mailing List Policy


> P.S.
>
> And no one including myself says that anyone should be limited in any 
> manner whatsoever including issues related to blindness or, of course NFB 
> MI actions, etc.
>
> In other words Frd, and J.J. go ahead and post.
>
> Who is stopping you from posting on other issues>?
>
> I for one would like to see for example the thousands of records which 
> cost our affiliate thousands of dollars related to our OMA suit a few 
> years back.
>
> Where are they Fred?
>
> Joe
> ----- 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.
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> nfbmi-talk mailing list
>>> nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org
>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>> nfbmi-talk:
>>>
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org/joeharcz%40comcast.n
>> et
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> nfbmi-talk mailing list
>> nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> nfbmi-talk:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org/f.wurtzel%40att.net
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> nfbmi-talk mailing list
>> nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
>> nfbmi-talk:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org/joeharcz%40comcast.net
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> nfbmi-talk mailing list
> nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> nfbmi-talk:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org/drob1946%40gmail.com
>