[stylist] Off-Topic Discussions

[Judith Bron]

No one on this list has power.   People who manipulate the ability of the 
blind to make a living have  power, not us.  No one lives in a vacuum. 
We're all affected by various issues on a daily basis and, you're right that 
not all of them belong on this list.  However, when it comes to blind 
related issues that affect the lives of blind  people the option to talk 
about them should be available to anyone writing on a NFB list.  When 
reading some of these responses you might want to take a look at the writing 
and writing style of the author.  You never know when you will luck out and 
learn the unexpected.  Judith
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "PAUL BAVER" <pebaver at verizon.net>
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] Off-Topic Discussions


> Hello Neil I am in full agreement with you, I also joined to learn, and to 
> read some of the very great information that this organization should, and 
> does offer. Neil you and I will be getting in a lot of trouble, commenting 
> this way, because there seams to be a control factor, by some members that 
> always seam to have there own agendas, or rag to chew on, I have no answer 
> why, but I guess with any organization  , or group, that's a problem that 
> we all will be forced to deal with. Thank you Neil for a very concerned 
> observation. Paul E Baver
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Neil Butters" <neil.butters at sympatico.ca>
> To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 11:56 AM
> Subject: [stylist] Off-Topic Discussions
>
>
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>> I would like to address the use of this mailing list for off-topic 
>> discussions, such as the recent NYC Blind Vendors postings and other 
>> non-writing related topics.
>>
>> Shouldn't this list be restricted to writing topics only? I'm getting a 
>> little bit tired of being flooded with off-topic back-and-forths, 
>> political commentary, arguments and the like that belong elsewhere. Does 
>> anyone else feel the same way? Shouldn't these posts be discouraged, or 
>> am I missing the point of this list.?
>>
>> One way we could deal with it, if people want such off-topic diatribe to 
>> continue, would be to include the "Off-topic" designation in the subject 
>> to tell readers that the post has nothing to do with writing. This 
>> doesn't really solve the "problem," though, since we could still receive 
>> many off-topic messages.
>>
>> Neil
>>
>>
>>
>>
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