RE: New Posting Guidlines hmmmmm

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I second that emotion....Louise

In a message dated 9/19/00 6:04:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

dr4kids@... writes:

> Subj: Re: New " Posting Guidlines " hmmmmm

> Date: 9/19/00 6:04:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time

> From: dr4kids@... (Carolyn Mailloux)

> To: jtaylor1@... ( ), Graduate-OSSGegroups

>

> I agree with Tracey's comments. I miss the bantering and fun we share.

> That's why I consider the people in this group my friends. Lets go back

to

> the old way, please.

> Carolyn

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I second that emotion....Louise

In a message dated 9/19/00 6:04:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

dr4kids@... writes:

> Subj: Re: New " Posting Guidlines " hmmmmm

> Date: 9/19/00 6:04:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time

> From: dr4kids@... (Carolyn Mailloux)

> To: jtaylor1@... ( ), Graduate-OSSGegroups

>

> I agree with Tracey's comments. I miss the bantering and fun we share.

> That's why I consider the people in this group my friends. Lets go back

to

> the old way, please.

> Carolyn

[Guest guest]

I second that emotion....Louise

In a message dated 9/19/00 6:04:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

dr4kids@... writes:

> Subj: Re: New " Posting Guidlines " hmmmmm

> Date: 9/19/00 6:04:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time

> From: dr4kids@... (Carolyn Mailloux)

> To: jtaylor1@... ( ), Graduate-OSSGegroups

>

> I agree with Tracey's comments. I miss the bantering and fun we share.

> That's why I consider the people in this group my friends. Lets go back

to

> the old way, please.

> Carolyn

[Guest guest]

I agree with Tracey's comments. I miss the bantering and fun we share.

That's why I consider the people in this group my friends. Lets go back to

the old way, please.

Carolyn

New " Posting Guidlines " hmmmmm

>Hi all,

>I think I understand, and in theory, agree with the new posting guidelines,

however, in practice I am not sure if I like them. I feel like I am " missing

out " on a lot of the fun - but more importantly on some information. I have

posted a couple of things and received direct replies - and thought - hmmmm

someone else might have needed to know this. It was just something

" nibbling " at the back of my mind until today.

>I got a reply to a comment on the OSSG Canada site from a person

considering WLS. As I often do, I suggested the person come and " lurk "

here - I always wish this site had been here all those years ago for me.

Reading what the " reality " of the different surgeries are, how often certain

issues and " themes " resurface, being able to see some connections between

particular issues and particular procedures, realizing that the surgeons and

doctors often DON'T know what " we " need is, I think invaluable (and I have

received posts from MANY people I have sent to " lurk " here that confirm my

thoughts that this site is an important resource for them and very helpful

in them being able to advocate for their own health, to know to ask the

right questions and make choices that are good for them) When I was

suggesting lurking here to the new person I began to wonder if we will lose

not only information we can use, but will we lose information that others

who lurk can use?

>What do you guys think? OK - I miss all the cat comments, and such that I

find great fun, but maybe we are getting too " big " to keep doing that on

site - but any questions vaguely related to health (weight loss related or

otherwise) well I think we will lose that - I am thinking about my post a

while ago about my freezing fingers and toes - my one post brought me, and

others, information on Raynauds and a whole lot of other really important

things. I know that I was not the only one that benefited from that thread -

what if all the replies had come to me directly? Many of you would have

missed information you needed and I would have also because a lot of replies

were not to MY initial post - but to someone else's reply to my post.

>OK - somewhere in there I think I made my point. What do others think about

this?

>Please reply " to all " so we can have a little discussion

>

>(OK - I need to add a little confession - I have not really even figured

out email yet and now you want me to learn something new? Part - a little

part - but part of this is just my own " Oh God, don't make me try to

understand something else about this computer " syndrome)

>

>Take care

>Tracey

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I agree with Tracey's comments. I miss the bantering and fun we share.

That's why I consider the people in this group my friends. Lets go back to

the old way, please.

Carolyn

New " Posting Guidlines " hmmmmm

>Hi all,

>I think I understand, and in theory, agree with the new posting guidelines,

however, in practice I am not sure if I like them. I feel like I am " missing

out " on a lot of the fun - but more importantly on some information. I have

posted a couple of things and received direct replies - and thought - hmmmm

someone else might have needed to know this. It was just something

" nibbling " at the back of my mind until today.

>I got a reply to a comment on the OSSG Canada site from a person

considering WLS. As I often do, I suggested the person come and " lurk "

here - I always wish this site had been here all those years ago for me.

Reading what the " reality " of the different surgeries are, how often certain

issues and " themes " resurface, being able to see some connections between

particular issues and particular procedures, realizing that the surgeons and

doctors often DON'T know what " we " need is, I think invaluable (and I have

received posts from MANY people I have sent to " lurk " here that confirm my

thoughts that this site is an important resource for them and very helpful

in them being able to advocate for their own health, to know to ask the

right questions and make choices that are good for them) When I was

suggesting lurking here to the new person I began to wonder if we will lose

not only information we can use, but will we lose information that others

who lurk can use?

>What do you guys think? OK - I miss all the cat comments, and such that I

find great fun, but maybe we are getting too " big " to keep doing that on

site - but any questions vaguely related to health (weight loss related or

otherwise) well I think we will lose that - I am thinking about my post a

while ago about my freezing fingers and toes - my one post brought me, and

others, information on Raynauds and a whole lot of other really important

things. I know that I was not the only one that benefited from that thread -

what if all the replies had come to me directly? Many of you would have

missed information you needed and I would have also because a lot of replies

were not to MY initial post - but to someone else's reply to my post.

>OK - somewhere in there I think I made my point. What do others think about

this?

>Please reply " to all " so we can have a little discussion

>

>(OK - I need to add a little confession - I have not really even figured

out email yet and now you want me to learn something new? Part - a little

part - but part of this is just my own " Oh God, don't make me try to

understand something else about this computer " syndrome)

>

>Take care

>Tracey

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I agree with Tracey's comments. I miss the bantering and fun we share.

That's why I consider the people in this group my friends. Lets go back to

the old way, please.

Carolyn

New " Posting Guidlines " hmmmmm

>Hi all,

>I think I understand, and in theory, agree with the new posting guidelines,

however, in practice I am not sure if I like them. I feel like I am " missing

out " on a lot of the fun - but more importantly on some information. I have

posted a couple of things and received direct replies - and thought - hmmmm

someone else might have needed to know this. It was just something

" nibbling " at the back of my mind until today.

>I got a reply to a comment on the OSSG Canada site from a person

considering WLS. As I often do, I suggested the person come and " lurk "

here - I always wish this site had been here all those years ago for me.

Reading what the " reality " of the different surgeries are, how often certain

issues and " themes " resurface, being able to see some connections between

particular issues and particular procedures, realizing that the surgeons and

doctors often DON'T know what " we " need is, I think invaluable (and I have

received posts from MANY people I have sent to " lurk " here that confirm my

thoughts that this site is an important resource for them and very helpful

in them being able to advocate for their own health, to know to ask the

right questions and make choices that are good for them) When I was

suggesting lurking here to the new person I began to wonder if we will lose

not only information we can use, but will we lose information that others

who lurk can use?

>What do you guys think? OK - I miss all the cat comments, and such that I

find great fun, but maybe we are getting too " big " to keep doing that on

site - but any questions vaguely related to health (weight loss related or

otherwise) well I think we will lose that - I am thinking about my post a

while ago about my freezing fingers and toes - my one post brought me, and

others, information on Raynauds and a whole lot of other really important

things. I know that I was not the only one that benefited from that thread -

what if all the replies had come to me directly? Many of you would have

missed information you needed and I would have also because a lot of replies

were not to MY initial post - but to someone else's reply to my post.

>OK - somewhere in there I think I made my point. What do others think about

this?

>Please reply " to all " so we can have a little discussion

>

>(OK - I need to add a little confession - I have not really even figured

out email yet and now you want me to learn something new? Part - a little

part - but part of this is just my own " Oh God, don't make me try to

understand something else about this computer " syndrome)

>

>Take care

>Tracey

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

<<What do others think about this?

Please reply " to all " so we can have a little discussion>>

I enjoy getting ALL the info. If the topic is not of interest, I just

delete. I'd rather get too much info than not enough. And I do sorta enjoy

the " catcalls " . BTW, I have a dog and a cat, but I only let the cat up in my

lap. So I guess I'm a cat person.

Kathy in NB

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/19/00 7:22:09 PM Central Daylight Time,

jtaylor1@... writes:

<< What do you guys think? OK - I miss all the cat comments, and such that I

find great fun, but maybe we are getting too " big " to keep doing that on site

- but any >>

Can the kitty comments PLEASE stay? Once I figured out you guys were joking

I started to enjoy them.

Donna

[Guest guest]

I am new to the group so I am more than happy to go along with the majority,

however, I only get email through work so on Mondays it can be a bit

overwhelming, but I do enjoy reading everyone's posts and I am learning an

awful lot and I hope when I send personal emails sharing my experiences that

I am of some help and inspiration. Being 7 years post-op has given me lots

of time to try different methods to being as " normal " as possible.

Happy Wednesday to all!

Regards,

New " Posting Guidlines " hmmmmm

Hi all,

I think I understand, and in theory, agree with the new posting guidelines,

however, in practice I am not sure if I like them. I feel like I am " missing

out " on a lot of the fun - but more importantly on some information. I have

posted a couple of things and received direct replies - and thought - hmmmm

someone else might have needed to know this. It was just something

" nibbling " at the back of my mind until today.

I got a reply to a comment on the OSSG Canada site from a person considering

WLS. As I often do, I suggested the person come and " lurk " here - I always

wish this site had been here all those years ago for me. Reading what the

" reality " of the different surgeries are, how often certain issues and

" themes " resurface, being able to see some connections between particular

issues and particular procedures, realizing that the surgeons and doctors

often DON'T know what " we " need is, I think invaluable (and I have received

posts from MANY people I have sent to " lurk " here that confirm my thoughts

that this site is an important resource for them and very helpful in them

being able to advocate for their own health, to know to ask the right

questions and make choices that are good for them) When I was suggesting

lurking here to the new person I began to wonder if we will lose not only

information we can use, but will we lose information that others who lurk

can use?

What do you guys think? OK - I miss all the cat comments, and such that I

find great fun, but maybe we are getting too " big " to keep doing that on

site - but any questions vaguely related to health (weight loss related or

otherwise) well I think we will lose that - I am thinking about my post a

while ago about my freezing fingers and toes - my one post brought me, and

others, information on Raynauds and a whole lot of other really important

things. I know that I was not the only one that benefited from that thread -

what if all the replies had come to me directly? Many of you would have

missed information you needed and I would have also because a lot of replies

were not to MY initial post - but to someone else's reply to my post.

OK - somewhere in there I think I made my point. What do others think about

this?

Please reply " to all " so we can have a little discussion

(OK - I need to add a little confession - I have not really even figured out

email yet and now you want me to learn something new? Part - a little part -

but part of this is just my own " Oh God, don't make me try to understand

something else about this computer " syndrome)

Take care

Tracey

[Guest guest]

I am new to the group so I am more than happy to go along with the majority,

however, I only get email through work so on Mondays it can be a bit

overwhelming, but I do enjoy reading everyone's posts and I am learning an

awful lot and I hope when I send personal emails sharing my experiences that

I am of some help and inspiration. Being 7 years post-op has given me lots

of time to try different methods to being as " normal " as possible.

Happy Wednesday to all!

Regards,

New " Posting Guidlines " hmmmmm

Hi all,

I think I understand, and in theory, agree with the new posting guidelines,

however, in practice I am not sure if I like them. I feel like I am " missing

out " on a lot of the fun - but more importantly on some information. I have

posted a couple of things and received direct replies - and thought - hmmmm

someone else might have needed to know this. It was just something

" nibbling " at the back of my mind until today.

I got a reply to a comment on the OSSG Canada site from a person considering

WLS. As I often do, I suggested the person come and " lurk " here - I always

wish this site had been here all those years ago for me. Reading what the

" reality " of the different surgeries are, how often certain issues and

" themes " resurface, being able to see some connections between particular

issues and particular procedures, realizing that the surgeons and doctors

often DON'T know what " we " need is, I think invaluable (and I have received

posts from MANY people I have sent to " lurk " here that confirm my thoughts

that this site is an important resource for them and very helpful in them

being able to advocate for their own health, to know to ask the right

questions and make choices that are good for them) When I was suggesting

lurking here to the new person I began to wonder if we will lose not only

information we can use, but will we lose information that others who lurk

can use?

What do you guys think? OK - I miss all the cat comments, and such that I

find great fun, but maybe we are getting too " big " to keep doing that on

site - but any questions vaguely related to health (weight loss related or

otherwise) well I think we will lose that - I am thinking about my post a

while ago about my freezing fingers and toes - my one post brought me, and

others, information on Raynauds and a whole lot of other really important

things. I know that I was not the only one that benefited from that thread -

what if all the replies had come to me directly? Many of you would have

missed information you needed and I would have also because a lot of replies

were not to MY initial post - but to someone else's reply to my post.

OK - somewhere in there I think I made my point. What do others think about

this?

Please reply " to all " so we can have a little discussion

(OK - I need to add a little confession - I have not really even figured out

email yet and now you want me to learn something new? Part - a little part -

but part of this is just my own " Oh God, don't make me try to understand

something else about this computer " syndrome)

Take care

Tracey