I agree that this is a great list. I am old, 72 and i don't mind the old
talk at all.
Thanks for a great list.
Nan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim Kelly" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] memo to the list
I am going to agree with this last post.
You three guys are tops!!!!!!!!!
I've learned a lot here as well.
many thanks to everyone who has or, is going to help us in the future.
Kim Kelly
Clarkston Washington
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Deanne Miller" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] memo to the list
David:
This list is invaluable to me. It has made my experience using JAWS and
the computer SOOO much easier! I truly appreciate all the work the three
of you do so quietly and efficiently behind the scenes to keep this list
running for us. The three of you are awesome! Thank you!
Deanne
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Ferrin" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 4:23 AM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] memo to the list
This is in regard of the recent thread about some of us being old timers
myself included BTW. A couple of us who monitor these lists have been
receiving private messages from people complaining about the way things
have been handled. Personally my opinion is that it was handled quite
well. A young man made what he felt was an innocent comment and he got a
lot of flack for it from many of the members on here, again myself
included. We left the thread go for a couple of days just to lighten the
mood on here but yesterday I decided it was time to shut it down and get
back to the purpose of what this list is all about. Now I am getting
private messages that the guys are getting complaints that things were
heading in a racial or ethnic direction. This I can state for a fact is
not, never has been, or never will be an issue on any list I have a hand
in monitoring. I can't control private messages any of you might send to
each other but so far as what comes over this forum that's another
story.
I do this because I feel it is something that needs to be done. People
in
my opinion need a safe place where they can ask for help without fear of
being insulted or criticized for not knowing a particular fact of
computing. I started JAWS Users with Bob almost five years ago and Rick
joined us about six months later, together the three of us have
weathered
some pretty big storms again just because we all feel it is something
that simply needs to be done.
The only thing we get out of it is the satisfaction that we are doing
something that is helping out a lot of people or at least we'd like to
think so. Honestly there are days when I think that playing electronic
golf or enjoying the out side world listening to my Victor Reader seem
pretty enticing. Some day we may shut it down although we are not
planning on it at the present time.
I need Rick and Bob to help me run these lists and if they get tired of
doing it I'm not doing them alone, they are just too big. So no more
private messages to either of them. I'm the guy who's name is on the
door
so to speak.
David Ferrin
www.jaws-users.com
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