Hey Jimmie: You and I see eye-to-eye on this topic. The problem, seems to exist in all OT lists that I am a member. Even on the AOTA lists, there is such little participation that it isn't even funny. For example, in August of 2004, AOTA started a new listserve called "TalkAOTA". TAlkAOTA "facilitates discussions between AOTA members and their elected representatives in the Representative Assembly". Each state has its own list. Out of all the states, Florida has the second highest number of messages. To show how bad things are, Florida's listserve has a total of 11 messages!!!!! Leading the pack is Michigan, with a total of 14 messages. Keep in mind that this is the total number of messages posted in almost 6 months!!
I think many reasons exist as to why there seems to be a lack of OT participation. But the bottom line is that ALL of us are losing out by a lack of participation. Ron ===============<Original Message>=============== On 2/23/2005, Jimmie Arceneaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: JA> Hey Ron, JA> Congrats on the growth of the list! Now if only you can JA> somehow get all of these people to participate. I count only 15 JA> members that have posted to the list to this date. I hate to be so JA> negative, but 15% participation is pretty poor. It always surprises JA> me that so many people feel it is a good idea to join a list like JA> this, however they don't feel it is a good idea to post to the same. JA> Maybe some of the lurkers (the definition of a lurker is someone JA> that views the discussion but does not participate in the same) JA> could explain the reluctance to participate. I suppose though, that JA> if one is a lurker, you may not be predisposed to answering such a JA> question. I struggle with why this type of format doesn't work with JA> OT. I have seen other lists, for other disciplines, which flourish JA> (one in particular that is geared toward PTs, but focuses on JA> management issues averages between 10 to 20 posts per day). Believe JA> me, I'm not attempting to hurt feelings or overtly criticize anyone. JA> I'm just interested in continuation of what I feel is a much needed JA> medium for dialogue between OT professionals. JA> Where do we go from here? JA> Jimmie JA> -----Original Message----- JA> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] JA> Behalf Of Ron Carson JA> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 12:34 PM JA> To: [email protected] JA> Subject: [BULK] [OTlist] Membership Update JA> Importance: Low JA> Hello: JA> I was going to wait on this message, but I am an impatient soul. JA> Toady, we reached our 99th member! JA> This is phenomenal growth,considering that the OTlist started a couple JA> of weeks ago with just 30-some members. JA> So far, the safety features of the list are working perfect! Of course JA> as the list grows, so will our vulnerability to virus attacks. JA> As usual, I want to encourage everyone to "advertise" the list. You can JA> direct people to www.otnow.com for the most up to date information. JA> Also, don't forget about the OTboard at www.otnow.com/otbb There are JA> still messages being posted their. JA> Finally, remember that when you post or reply to a message on the JA> OTlist, it is going to all readers AND (this is a big AND), it is posted JA> on the Mail-Archive for ANYONE to read! If you haven't visited the JA> Mail-Archive, take a minute to do so. It's a great resource!! JA> That's it for now!! JA> Thanks, JA> Ron JA> -- JA> Unsubscribe? JA> [EMAIL PROTECTED] JA> Change options? JA> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com JA> Archive? JA> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] JA> Help? JA> [EMAIL PROTECTED] JA> *** NOTICE--The attached communication contains privileged and JA> confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, DO JA> NOT read, copy, or disseminate this communication. Non-intended JA> recipients are hereby placed on notice that any unauthorized JA> disclosure, duplication, distribution, or taking of any action in JA> reliance on the contents of these materials is expressly prohibited. JA> If you have received this communication in error, please delete this JA> information in its entirety and contact the Amedisys Privacy Hotline JA> at 1-866-518-6684. Also, please immediately notify the sender via JA> e-mail that you have received this communication in error. *** JA> -- JA> Unsubscribe? JA> [EMAIL PROTECTED] JA> Change options? JA> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com JA> Archive? JA> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] JA> Help? JA> [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
