Guest guest Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Excellent points well-stated. I'm also constantly deciding which groups meet my needs and which groups don't. Asking questions and even sometimes complaining are very natural, healthy activities. --- Doug <cyclist451 wrote: > > > To ease your wondering, I'll go ahead and respond > with a comment and > observation: > > 1. I was NOT complaining. My intent was to raise > the question as to > whether or not the topic was on target for this > group. I view the > group as oriented toward discussing vegetarian > cooking and life > styles. To me, mammograms are omniverous :>). > > I agree that I can, and ususally do, delete postings > that are of no > interest. However, I belong to several groups > devoted to vegetarian > cooking and various ethnic cooking topics. As such > I get a lot of > postings (nothing unusual for most of us I am sure). > Therefore I am > continually evaluating the groups to see if they fit > my interests. > My comment was only to raise a question on the > direction this group > is interested in taking. From the few responses, it > appears that > the group feels that mammograms are an appropriate > topic. That is > great! My interest in this group is for the recipes > and general > information specific to the vegetarian way of life. > Mammograms do > not fall into either category. So, like all of my > other groups I > will continue to evaluate whether I am getting what > I am looking for > from the group and if so will continue and if not I > will drop the > group. It's cool either way. > > 2. I found it interesting that Mr. Wirpel took the > time to reply > because of his apparent strong exception to my > questioning whether > or not there were more appropriate forums for the > topic. The > initial point of his response was that I should have > just deleted > the posting. However, he also went to some lenght > to descibe how > he frequently contacts organizatons to express his > opinions about > their programming or content. I hope this was not > the intent, but > the implication is that it is ok for him to directly > address an > issue in writing to someone, but others should just > turn off or > delete. > > I promise that I will not clutter the discussion > group with any more > responses on this topic. > > Thanks. ===== Be here now. Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail./mail_250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 If all things that affected vegetarians were relevant to a vegetarian list I would now be posting about my electrician's bill. Or the NHL. Or something else that has no connection with the stated description of this list. But as you see I am not doing this LOL Otoh, I too do get tired of exercising my finger on the delete key. I agree with the last two posters cyclist451 and veralinnyumsweet: it's healthy to ask, and, may I add, it's healthy to reassess one's memberships if the answer is unsatisfactory - easier on the moderators too. Best, Pat ;=) ===== " The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. " - Gandhi http://www.angelfire.com/art/pendragon Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail./mail_250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 , veggie hound <veggiehound> wrote: > If all things that affected vegetarians were relevant > to a vegetarian list I would now be posting about my > electrician's bill. It is perfectly okay to mention an off-topic comment of this sort to our list so long as your post is titled so those who aren't interested can choose to comment or delete it. Off-topic interesting tidbits or personal comments are wonderful and i think they can really add to the community feel of a list such as this one. Maybe some people here would comment about environmentally-friendly ways they have employed to reduce their electric bill and that would be helpful or interesting to some here. >Or the NHL. Or something else that > has no connection with the stated description of this > list. NO SPORTS! [just kidding] hahaha Sports are fine, too. i am sure lots of folks watch sporting events and they likely eat good veggie food while doing it, too. Topics like this can always lead to interesting vegetarian comments or recipes. They are also a great way to make online friends, which is what this list is about as well.... sharing our lives, meeting others who are also vegetarians that may have common interests. i think that is a wonderful thing, personally... especially for those of us who have not been able to find veggie folks in person in our region of the world that share our interests. i have made some great friends here. > > But as you see I am not doing this LOL You are always welcome. i enjoy your posts and the information you share with us about your specific topics of interest. > Otoh, I too do get tired of exercising my finger on > the delete key. Really? *lol* Mine gets more of a workout on some digests than on others, but i can honestly say it doesn't get tired. As long as folks are behaving in a friendly manner and discussions are mannerly, i don't mind. >I agree with the last two posters > cyclist451 and veralinnyumsweet: it's healthy to ask, > and, may I add, it's healthy to reassess one's > memberships if the answer is unsatisfactory - easier > on the moderators too. It is healthy to ask, but speaking as the listowner and one of the moderators, we have decided that we prefer such questions about list content to be directed to us offlist so other people in the midst of discussions won't get their feelings hurt or feel a need to be placed on the defensive publicly onlist. 1. label off topic posts 2. keep them friendly 3. if they become burdonsome to the list or overwhelm the messages, know we will politely ask you offlist to take them to private emails with the interested participants. Simple. ~ pt ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Well, if you can't see the difference between animal lovers who have taken their respect and appreciation to the point of that love effecting their diet talking about the living anmals that they share their lives with, and the shared reality of everyone getting an electric bill, then please! Tell us all about your electric bill! Oi veh! ===== If all things that affected vegetarians were relevant to a vegetarian list I would now be posting about my electrician's bill. Or the NHL. Or something else that has no connection with the stated description of this list. ===== " The cat did not respond. She did not believe in paraphrasing anybody. If people pursued this same feline wisdom, there'd be a lot fewer misunderstandings. " From Kinky Friedman's Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Meet the all-new My - Try it today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Hi all, I am on some very specific-topic-ed groups ( besides this one ). Some are quite liberal about other topics being discussed, some like to stay very much on topic. It really depends on the group owner how far afield they want topics to go. But most of the ones that I am on agree that besides our interest in the topic at hand, we are a community of people living in the real world, and we have as many concerns as other folks in the world. The things that affect a vegetarians's world ARE relevant to each of us. But of course, it's up to the group owner how much to discuss relevant issues. The animal issue I think is one thing that most vegetarians have some degree of interest in, probably more than the rest of the population, and probably things like growing organic food, pesticides, and general good health, among other things. I personally joined the group to communicate with other vegetarians, not just for recipes ( though I have found some great ones here !). If all I wanted was more recipes, I could buy more cookbooks ! I have found all of the discussions so far to be very interesting, especially the animal ones, the posting about sunlight, and Jayelle's job interview ! If I don't find discussions interesting on the groups that I'm on, I simply don't read the thread or I start a new topic of my own. I have found that most topics have a few days life span and something else will come along to replace it ! And being on " no e-mail " makes it a lot easier, for me anyway to browse through the messages without necessarily having to read each one. Tina, whose electric bill is incredibly high , Jiraph Wirpel <wirpel> wrote: > > > Well, if you can't see the difference between animal > lovers who have taken their respect and appreciation > to the point of that love effecting their diet talking > about the living anmals that they share their lives > with, and the shared reality of everyone getting an > electric bill, then please! Tell us all about your > electric bill! > > Oi veh! > ===== > > > If all things that affected vegetarians were relevant > to a vegetarian list I would now be posting about my > electrician's bill. Or the NHL. Or something else that > has no connection with the stated description of this > list. > > > ===== > " The cat did not respond. She did not believe in paraphrasing anybody. If > people pursued this same feline wisdom, there'd be a lot fewer misunderstandings. " > From Kinky Friedman's > Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch > > > > > > Meet the all-new My - Try it today! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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