[stylist] writing prompts, welcome, and facebook

[Ashley Bramlett]

Chris,
Good post. All, if the hurricane hits, stay safe. We have supplies on hand 
for a power outage.
I'd welcome a writing prompt. I enjoy other's writings and even saved them 
on my
computer. I am very busy with school, so I cannot promise to write much 
about posts; I just got a project for public relations to do. Plus, finals 
will come before I know it.

As to facebook, I am with you. I don't think Robert was saying the list 
would move to facebook, but rather facebook would be a supplement. Like you, 
if interactions go to facebook, I will not join in. I'm on a number of email 
lists and can hardly keep up with that. It’s a time killer sifting through 
email especially when people do not change subject lines making it hard to 
separate interesting email from noninteresting email.
So, I read email on weekends time permitting. I read and respond to time 
sensative email daily though, but cannot read list email like this 
regularly; people generally change subject lines here, but on other lists 
they don't. Anyway, I'm saying I like interaction with virtual friends, but 
I don't think I have time to use facebook. Its harder to navigate with a 
screen reader. While I will set up an account, I think I'm keeping lists out 
of it.
I will share personal stuff and will use facebook more for chatting with 
friends and family.
Who has time to navigate facebook? I mean I went to it already and saw its 
so graphical and when I tried to set up an account,  I noticed you have to 
enter a visual verification called a captua I think.
So, talk about an accessibility issue! I will have to grab a sighted person 
to set up an account and then try utilizing facebook.
I really hope all Robert meant was that facebook would supplement our lists.
Ashley


-----Original Message----- 
From: Chris Kuell
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 5:25 PM
To: Stylist
Subject: [stylist] writing prompts, welcome, and facebook

Firstly, I'd like to welcome Aine. I hope your exams go well, and that you 
have a fabulous summer as we in the US are preparing for old man Winter.

Eve, my gut reaction is to politely decline your request and wish you all 
the best in attempting to breathe some much needed life into this group. 
We've tried doing this through writing prompts a number of times, and at 
best we get maybe 5% participation. For those who spend hours writing a 
piece to share with the group, it's very disheartening  when nobody reads or 
responds . Although I'm a cynic, I'm also a bit of an optimist, so I'll 
agree to give it one more try. I'll come up with a writing prompt for the 
group for November, and we'll see how it goes. I'd love to read a dozen or 
more responses, and it would be fantastic if folks would give constructive 
feedback so we can all grow in our craft. The one caveat is that I live in 
Connecticut, about 20 miles from the coast, and we are expected to get 
slammed by hurricane Sandy tomorrow. Schools have already been cancelled 
through Wednesday, and it's likely we will lose power. So, if I don't post a 
prompt on November 1, I'll get to it as soon as the power is back on.

Lastly, if the group decides to move to facebook for interactions, that's 
great, but I won't be joining in. I have a facebook account, and use it to 
promote my writing and on occasion to share things with my friends, but my 
experience of facebook is that it's primarily a time sucker, and not very 
meaningful to me.


Until next time,

chris



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