Definitely no harm :) We shall ofcourse live and learn. Good note to make sure we donot post bank account nos and such sensitive information.
All will go well until we succeed in keeping the groups' spirit intact. -Divya ********************************************************************* --- In [email protected], "Sitaram Jakka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Nachaki, I cannot handle so much respect :D. Its getting too overwhelming > ;o). Please call me Sitaram. > > I get what you are trying to say to some extent but missing most of it. I > have not been much into blogs except for reading a few. That might be the > reason. I do know that blogging is the next big thing happening on the > internet influencing almost every sphere of life. They would not be this > popular if they did not have the stuff. Publicity wise I can see how we can > reach a broader audience. Hence more ideas and more activity. > > As long as we do not put sensitive information like phones numbers, bank > account details etc in our posting, we should keep the privacy issues at > bay. This is the same case with the yahoo group also. > > I understand that there is minimal or no maintainence required for the > blogs. So is the case with the yahoo group if you are just looking at > emails. > > My personal preference is to find all the information pertaining to MAD at > one place. I definitely will not be delighted to dance between websites :D > to find information on a particular topic. I would think this is the > preference of most of them. Especially when you do not check your email > everyday, its easy to miss the train of thought. Prasanthi mentioned that > we can get email notifications from the blog site. That does alleviate the > pain to some extent. But how about if I want to reply to that email ? > > Thinking about interested people, members joined MAD out of their own > interest. I dont think anyone was forced to join. Through blog definitely we > will reach out to more people. > > I am not trying to be hard or a pessimist. I am just trying to reason out > lest we should get out of sync pretty soon. As with most of the websites, > organizations, people, the enthusiasm starts dwindling as the time passes > and the founding principles get compromised. Before we realize, it turns out > to be a show of few gritty people who persist. Being in a group helps though > since we try to pull each other together as we move forward. > > If majority of us think that we should also start a blog, lets go ahead and > give it a shot. No harm with that. We live and learn. I hope I am proved > wrong. > > cheers! > Sitaram. > > On 05/04/06, webdesigningexpert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Friends, > > > > I don't find any reason to push our group into blogs. If anyone is > > interested to pen their thoughts, we can keep a section with the > > title "My thoughts" in files section. Simply one can write whatever > > they think in MSword and post into that section. Interested people > > will read it. Else not. > > > > People don't find time to read even a message if it seems big. One > > can't blame them for that because situtions will be like that. > > > > Why Blogs for Make a Difference Group? > > > > Thanks to the members who are promoting our group in their blogs. > > But opening a separate Blog for our messages is not required. > > > > Regards, > > Krishna > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Lakshmi Prasanthi > > > > Uppalapati" <prasanthi.uppalapati@> wrote: > > > > > > Adding to the thoughts that are already mailed in support of the > > blog: > > > > > > I don't think that it will be difficult to maintain a blog. Also > > this is a > > > common blog but not a separate one for each individual. > > > > > > Coming to how it would be different from general group mails > > is 'mails are > > > mainly for sharing information and discussion' for most of the > > members. They > > > are not interested to read anything else. > > > > > > Whereas in blog, interested persons can pen their thoughts on > > various issues > > > and how they think we can go about them etc., So only interested > > people will > > > write and only interested persons will read. > > > > > > Mails are expected to be read by one and all. No compulsion that > > members > > > should read the blog. > > > > > > We will get an email whenever a blog is posted, if we want. > > > > > > I don't think so that there is any need to make the group private. > > > > > > > > > > > > On 4/4/06, NaChaKi <nachakigroups@> wrote: > > > > > > > > With due respects to Sree Sitaram and Sree Krishna, I'm all for > > blogs. In > > > > fact, like I was telling someone off-the-list, I had been doing > > that on and > > > > off, including on topics/aspects pertaining to Make A > > Difference. I think I > > > > have already given links to both my blogs, English and Telugu, > > here in the > > > > group. If someone is interested, I can give again. Advertising, > > that's the > > > > key for blogging - it's easy to publish, easy to advertise, easy > > to prepare > > > > reports and keep public. In case our group is made private, our > > blog will > > > > still be visible to public, giving us exposure, while keeping > > our privacy > > > > issues at bay. > > > > > > > > What sayeth others? > > > > NaChaKi > > > > > > > > > > > > When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping > > you to > > > > achieve it. > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > > Related Link: http://geocities.com/dokkuface4 > > > > Post message: [email protected] > > > > Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > SPONSORED LINKS > > > > Volunteerism<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads? > > t=ms&k=Volunteerism&w1=Volunteerism&w2=Friends&w3=Cause+and+effect+es > > say&w4=Causes+of+depression&c=4&s=85&.sig=C3oaXsZG9FY_r94lIHaQng> > > > > Friends<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads? > > t=ms&k=Friends&w1=Volunteerism&w2=Friends&w3=Cause+and+effect+essay&w > > 4=Causes+of+depression&c=4&s=85&.sig=KICTdCWKJQzWUo4RIrbKjw> Cause > > > > and effect essay<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads? > > t=ms&k=Cause+and+effect+essay&w1=Volunteerism&w2=Friends&w3=Cause+and > > +effect+essay&w4=Causes+of+depression&c=4&s=85&.sig=gFkSXUEiRkKAWc0H5 > > ukAOg> Causes > > > > of depression<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads? > > t=ms&k=Causes+of+depression&w1=Volunteerism&w2=Friends&w3=Cause+and+e > > ffect+essay&w4=Causes+of+depression&c=4&s=85&.sig=7bpHiO5tn0DviyOEmRz > > pLA> > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > YAHOO! 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