[Nfbf-l] sorry

Fri Mar 20 10:36:20 UTC 2009

Dave,

Thank you so much, I appreciate it mightily along with everyone else who has 
been supportive.  No, as a strong NFB person, it would be foolish of me to 
leave the list, and I see that.  Yes, that delete key can be valuable, can't 
it, although as I said, it would be silly not to forgive that remark.  Thank 
you.  See you next week, I hope.
Mark Tardif
You can't hug your loved ones with nuclear arms
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Anspach" <danspach at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "'NFB of Florida Listserv'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] sorry


> Hello Mark,
> I totally understand where you are coming from as I was once there too. I
> would even venture to guess that nearly every one of us has been there 
> too.
> I learned a long time ago that there will always be someone out there who
> never posts or takes a stance on a certain issue, but seemingly comes out 
> of
> nowhere to criticize how you feel or the message you sent to the list. I
> have also seen those same types of people complain abut the number of
> messages they receive from a given list. They might say that the list is 
> too
> "chatty" or has too many off-topic messages. The sad part is that they 
> just
> don't get that, by whining and complaining about the number of unnecessary
> messages sent to a list, they only serve to add to those numbers of 
> messages
> that they are complaining about <lol>.
> As Betty said in one of her messages, the Delete key comes in very handy 
> for
> those types of people <grin>. Oh yeah, and you can even create e-mail 
> rules
> to just delete their messages before they ever make into your inbox too ha
> ha ha.
>
> I personally am glad you are here on the NFBF-L list. I think your
> contributions to the list are just as valuable as those from any one else
> here. Plus, I can always use my Delete key if  you happen to send a 
> message
> to the list that may not be of interest to me (just as I would do for 
> anyone
> else).
>
> In the end, I hate to see you decide to leave our list just because of the
> callous actions of one or two people.  I think the whole topic of
> undergoing something like a colonoscopy is just as valuable as talking 
> about
> our Tallahassee legislative trip. Without our health, we can never get out
> there and educate people or do things to better our community. If someone
> can't see the value in such a discussion, then too bad for them. It is 
> they
> who are short-side and are not seeing the big picture, not you. So, please
> stay here with us and keep on posting just as you always do. After all, 
> this
> is why we have our list, to be able to talk about things that are going on
> in our lives and ask for help or support, especially when it comes to a
> medical procedure that we have never undergone. Although this list is
> primarily used to discuss issues related to the NFBF,  there is far more 
> to
> our lives than simply being blind, at least that is how I see it anyway
> <smile>. I may not speak for others, but I am on this list for many
> different reasons, one of them being here to help anyone who asks for help
> and/or support by either lending a technical hand, or a shoulder to lean 
> on
> or whatever it might be. We're all in this together.
>
> So hang in there man! Become acquainted with that Delete key and use it as
> often as necessary!
>
> Dave
>
> PS If someone took offense to your recent message regarding having a
> colonoscopy and wasn't man or woman enough to come to you directly, then I
> say put them in your deleted persons file. This just means that you
> automatically press the Delete key as soon as you see that name in your
> inbox, no if's, and's or but's! <grin>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of Mark
> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 7:14 AM
> To: NFB of Florida Listserv
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] sorry
>
> On one of the other lists which I am on, it was stated in response to
> someone else's concerns about getting too many emails that this list can 
> get
> chatty with things subjects that didn't need to be there, such as
> colonoscopies.  I purposely did not go into the lurid details about this
> when I discussed it the other day.  I was discussing why I might not email
> much for a short period of time and looking for support since this is a
> procedure I was not familiar with before experiencing it, a first time
> procedure for me.  Apparently someone on this other list took offense and
> didn't bother to come to me directly.  If I have offended anyone in this
> group than I do apologize, because it certainly wasn't meant that way.  I
> hope I don't sound too sensitive, but I was rather hurt by that comment, 
> and
> I kind of feel as though maybe I'm not as welcome as I thought I was. Are 
> we
> really there for each other or do we just say that because it sounds good?
> It appears that in other circumstances where people have had medical
> procedures, we were quick to be supportive.  So I'm just a bit confused 
> and
> hurt.  That's all.
> Mark Tardif
> You can't hug your loved ones with nuclear arms
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