[stylist] Stylist talk

[EvaMarie Sanchez]

Thank you Jackie. You are very kind and a special soul. We are so close and
have never met, yet I still feel a bond.
Blessings to you always.
Eve

 President, National Federation of the Blind Northern Arizona
President, National Federation of the Blind Writers' Division
Committee Chair, Arizona Association of Guide Dog Users
Affiliate Member, National Federation of the Blind Legislative Committee
Affiliate Member, National Federation of the Blind Membership Committee
Member, Slate & Style Editing Team

"You do not need to have vision to see the stars."

On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 11:07 AM, Jackie Williams via stylist <
stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Eva,
> You will not lose me. You are forthright, take responsibility, and are
> able to shine a light for all of our behaviors. Your comments made me look
> inward.
> Thank you.
>
> Jackie Lee
>
> Time is the school in which we learn.
> Time is the fire in which we burn.
> Delmore Schwartz
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of EvaMarie
> Sanchez via stylist
> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2015 7:56 PM
> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
> Cc: EvaMarie Sanchez
> Subject: [stylist] Stylist talk
>
> List,
>
>                 Shelly is right. We have been off topic and inappropriate.
> I have been the worst as I cautioned against it and then allowed myself to
> be drawn into the conversation and become an active participant. It is true
> that in past years there have been many unchecked discussions that have
> often had little to do with the craft of writing. It is also true that in
> past years people have been offended, insulted and driven off of the list.
>
>                 This is no longer acceptable. We do not need to lose
> members due to a few people wanting to shun political correctness and
> embrace their freedom of speech. Yes, we may learn things from the various
> subjects that come up, but that does not mean we need to take them to the
> extent of long drawn out interactive conversations. If something that
> someone says intrigues us then we could research the subject or take the
> time to talk offline. We do not need to flood the list with things that the
> majority of people did not sign up for.
>
>                 Many of the list serves have division members designated as
> moderators to thwart this type of activity and to restrict participation if
> it becomes necessary. I hate to go that route, but if we need to, well it
> will be a subject for the board which will also look into the need of
> reconstituting the chat list. We do not want to lose any members because of
> what we post. It is also true that many of the list members are not
> Federationists, but that in itself is even more of a reason for the
> Federation members to strive to be examples of the Federation philosophy.
> The subjects that are posted on the Writers’ Division list serve, need to
> be writing related.
>
>                 We are working on some new endeavors and it is anticipated
> that we will be having an increase of membership coming soon. Let’s start
> putting appropriate behavior into practice now. If only one person is
> offended, then that is one person too many. And again, I apologize for
> being a part of letting the conversations get out of hand and will strive
> to do better, just as I hope that we will all make an effort to do so. Of
> course we want to know what is going on in each other’s lives, but we do
> not need to spend forever discussing everything to the point of making
> people uncomfortable. If this seems unreasonable, perhaps you would feel
> better talking privately or posting elsewhere.
>
>                 Now I apologize for sounding hardnosed, but this is
> serious. We do not want to lose any more people due to a lack of
> consideration.
>
> Thank you, Eve Sanchez
>
>  President, National Federation of the Blind Northern Arizona
> President, National Federation of the Blind Writers' Division
> Committee Chair, Arizona Association of Guide Dog Users
> Affiliate Member, National Federation of the Blind Legislative Committee
> Affiliate Member, National Federation of the Blind Membership Committee
> Member, Slate & Style Editing Team
>
> "You do not need to have vision to see the stars."
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