Agreed. George
-----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kotian, H P Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 2:56 PM To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled.' Subject: Re: [AI] Making of a WhatsApp group containing all the members of Hi We are having about 3000 members. So, no way, we can have so many numbers in a group. There are already groups on Whatsapp catering to this need. All the same, email group has its own distinct requirement and need. Harish -----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Payal Kapoor Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 1:32 PM To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AI] Making of a WhatsApp group containing all the members of 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.noclick_com/antivirus > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.noclick_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.noclick_in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessi > ndia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. 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