list membership dates on (was Re: Monolaurin

[Guest guest]

>Hi Robin,

>

>I cannot blame individuals for expressing their doubts about your motives

for joining this list considering you mention how members have helped you

get your daughter well despite the fact that you are listed as only being a

member of this list since 12/27/2001!

>

>With regards,

>

>Terry Fitton.

Hello Terry,

While I know nothing about Robin's history with this list, let me point

out a few factual things about how the list works, which may or may not

have any bearing in Robin's case:

1. anyone can read the list, without ever joining.

2. people can unsubscribe and resubscribe at will. will show the

LAST (most recent) date on which you joined in this case. (check the

date *I* joined, for example. I've been chelating since 12/31/00, and

have been a member--not continuously--since about August 2000. I've

rejoined numerous times, although I may not be typical.)

3. while I have no way to tell how many people READ this list, it seems

to me that the % who post is a small minority of those who read.

With all that said, I'm not saying that the " date joined " is irrelevant.

It might be, or it might not.

I personally am quite suspicious about a lot of things. I try to respond

to my suspicions by asking for information (if that will help), or perhaps

by doing something that will give me an answer. In this case Robin has

told us that she has no financial interest in this product. I'll take

her at her word.

Did Robin blame anyone? I thought she was just asserting her actual

(non-financial) motivations. Perhaps I've missed something.

regards,

Moria