Hi everyone appreciate all the inputs on this thread Here is my take telegram can be used because it has a feature where we do not need to share our phone number we can have a username if we want to keep things private just a thought.
On Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 16:02 Payal Kapoor <[email protected]> wrote: > i don't think we need to move this to a Whatsapp group. apart from all > the reasons that have been already expressed by members, which i > endorse myself, there are many of us who don't want our mobile numbers > floating among the large number of members that form a part of this > group. > while on this public platform, we safely share our inputs, thoughts > and knowledge with strangers, it is not the same when sharing contact > numbers with the same strangers. that information is private until we, > as individuals choose to share it. > for those who do want to move to the platform, it is a decision they > can make on their own i am sure. > my thoughts... > Payal > > On 3/26/19, bhawani shankar verma <[email protected]> wrote: > > I endorse your views. also want add little. > > > > 1. Whatsap is still not fully accessible as we use email through our > > desktop or laptops. > > 2. I don't stay always online and I don't want my mobile to play popup > > sound after each and every second. it create disturbance to my working > > environment. > > 3. as email is concerned, it is too easy to me to check accessindia > mails > > from time to time while doing my office job. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Reach Now > > Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 12:43 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [AI] Making of a WhatsApp group containing all the members of > > > > Greetings All: > > > > > > > > I am writing to express my concern regarding any effort made by current, > > past or future members of Access India to transform this group into > another > > > > garden variety group by transitioning to the Whatsapp platform. > > > > > > > > While it is always an excellent value proposition to scale up to new > > technologies, the rationale needs to be sound and cogent. Those members > who > > > > have access to the Whatsapp platform also enjoy seamless access to email > > messaging on their cellphones. > > > > > > > > Since email is fully accessible on hand held devices, transitioning to > the > > Whatsapp platform makes little sense . > > > > > > > > I will grant that Whatsapp is indeed a more fashionable way to conduct > > communication today. That said, Access India is not about fashion. It is > > about serving a noble cause where hundreds of members help each other > with > > their daily challenges. A legacy system needs to be genuinely flawed for > it > > > > to be abandoned. Moreover, how will those members who use regular phones > > that are not smartphones access the mailing list? Not everyone is > entirely > > comfortable with Android and IOS technologies all else being equal. > > > > > > > > Bottom line? I do not find any tangible reasons to discard the email > > protocol when it comes to the access India mailing list. Where this > > discussion goes and eventually terminates is entirely in the hands of the > > moderators. Nevertheless, I thought I would add my two cents worth while > the > > > > subject is being debated. > > > > > > > > Rajesh > > > > Noida > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 07:24:34 +0530 > > From: neha aggarwal <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [AI] Making of a WhatsApp group containing all the members of > > the access India mailing list > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > > Dear Axis Indians > > Greetings hope that all is well > > This is with reference to creating a WhatsApp group consisting of all the > > members of the access India mailing list > > Yes no doubt today emails and of great significance but after WhatsApp > has > > come in I thought it would be better also to have a WhatsApp group in > order > > to enhance better communication standards > > Please let me know as to how this idea works out and in my opinion there > > should be a WhatsApp group > > With regards > > > > > > > > --- > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > Search for old postings at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to > > [email protected] > > with the subject unsubscribe. > > > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please > > > > visit the list home page at > > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > > > > Disclaimer: > > 1. 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