Richard, I'm glad you found solace here. However, some of the folks who left,
told us why. Some didn't. I know about one person who died, but he never
participated on the list. He just lurked, and when the list moved, he didn't
move with it.
Miriam
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From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of R. E. Driscoll Sr
Sent: Friday, March 08, 2019 2:20 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: email lists
Miriam/Carl/Others:
I joined the list after the death of my wife. I think I sought solace but I
didn’t find it. I did find an interesting Jewish lady, a wildly interesting
forestry creature and a voluble Socialist. I think I have been very fortunate.
The major cause of missing contributors is most likely death.
Richard
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 8, 2019, at 11:22 AM, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
A lot of list moderators consider that their lists are healthy and
successful when they attract and keep a lot of members. Each year,
Nolan mentions how many subscribers, DB Review has. Each week, Alan
gives statistics about BARD Talk. When I look back, it seems
unfortunate that so many people have left this list in anger: Ted and
Joe, among them. Evan left because the constant arguments in which he
found himself engaging, made him uncomfortable. Lots of other people
left and never said why. It's possible to imagine a time when one
person is left on the list, the one who believes that he has
successfully won all the arguments, but that doesn't mean that the
list is a successful thriving place for discussion. And it doesn't
mean that that one person has won anything or convinced anyone of anything.
It means only that he has satisfied himself with his intelligence and logic.
Of course, there are some people who are incapable of participating in
a constructive manner on these lists and they leave because of their
own demons.
Miriam
