Re: You have a choice!/ TERESA

[Guest guest]

>

> For a lot of people it isn't even a choice! I've been a member of

> both groups way before any of this cattiness began.

;

I don't understand what you mean " ...it isn't a choice " .

We're not talking about TV or Radio reception where you might

only get certain stations.

I can't imagine not having a choice as to what yahoo group you

log onto. Am I missing something? Please explain.

gobo

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In a message dated 6/30/01 11:05:28 PM, duodenalswitch writes:

<< I don't understand what you mean " ...it isn't a choice " .

We're not talking about TV or Radio reception where you might

only get certain stations.

I can't imagine not having a choice as to what yahoo group you

log onto. Am I missing something? Please explain.

>>

gobo: What I mean is that one doesn't have to chose one OVER the other --

or migrate from one group to another. Yes, people are totally free to do

that if they absolutely do not like this group and the people in it.

However, people can also enjoy various aspects of both groups (one is huge,

the other is small; one is older and the other is relatively new).

Maybe after one is a member of both groups a person may want to choose one

over the other or find that they are getting more information from one list

over the other. But, to say initially 'oh, just get out of here because of

the occasional squabbles and go to another' or 'choose one over the other'

seems a little premature to me. I've noticed that many people CHOOSE to be

on all groups, even if they aren't posting a lot on one or another. :)

all the best,

lap ds with gallbladder removal

January 25, 2001

five months post-op and still feelin' fab!

pre-op: 307 lbs/bmi 45

now: 240 (YAHOO! goin' down again!)

[Guest guest]

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I agree with you. Obviously I'm a member of both groups.

However, I am not about to tell someone the MUST join both and

if someone says they want to leave a particular group, I merely

want them to realize there even IS another group to try out.

I see it like having various restaurants one likes to go to. One

can't go to more than one at a time any more than one can sign

into more than one yahoo group at a time.

Even though I belong to both duodenalswitch groups, I can only

sign into one at a time. Right now I'm signed into this group. After

I've read all the messages and responded to whatever ones I

choose to, I'll sign into the other duodenalswitch group. So, in

this way, I reminded folks that they do indeed have a choice. I

guess I should have been more clear that I did not mean it had

to be one and only one; I simply meant like picking a restaurant.

Sign into one or the other. Hence the choice.

By the way, there are some wonderful veteran members of this

group who also belong to the other.

smiles ;-)

gobo

>

> gobo: What I mean is that one doesn't have to chose one

OVER the other --

> or migrate from one group to another. Yes, people are totally

free to do

> that if they absolutely do not like this group and the people in

it.

> However, people can also enjoy various aspects of both

groups (one is huge,

> the other is small; one is older and the other is relatively new).

>

> Maybe after one is a member of both groups a person may

want to choose one

> over the other or find that they are getting more information

from one list

> over the other. But, to say initially 'oh, just get out of here

because of

> the occasional squabbles and go to another' or 'choose one

over the other'

> seems a little premature to me. I've noticed that many people

CHOOSE to be

> on all groups, even if they aren't posting a lot on one or

another. :)

>

> all the best,

>

> lap ds with gallbladder removal

> January 25, 2001

>

> five months post-op and still feelin' fab!

>

> pre-op: 307 lbs/bmi 45

> now: 240 (YAHOO! goin' down again!)

[Guest guest]

I love the fact that I download my list mail rather than reading it at the

web. That allows me to switch back and forth between lists, look at a post

someone sent to one list and go instantly and find out if it was sent to

another list as well. My mail program filters mail into separate mail

boxes. I do belong to some lists that interest me so little that I read

them once a week or less. Those I check at the web.

Just another option.

in Seattle

----- Original Message -----

> Even though I belong to both duodenalswitch groups, I can only

> sign into one at a time. Right now I'm signed into this group. After

> I've read all the messages and responded to whatever ones I

> choose to, I'll sign into the other duodenalswitch group.