I,  for one, appreciate the stories and news items of a general nature.
I tire of exclusively technical material

Bill In Ky

On Tue, 16 Jun 1998, Kelly Ford
wrote:

> Jim and Group,
>
> Please don't take my comments as a negative but I'm not clear exactly what
> you mean by this idea.  I realize that it is hard to be subscribed to
> multiple lists but one of the things that keeps vicug-l from being one of
> the lists I don't filter and do mass deletes on when time is scarce is the
> excellent informational content of the list.  When you start talking about
> things of general interest to folks that are blind I wonder if you aren't
> getting into too broad a scope.  I guess my initial feeling is that there
> are other lists that already have the "this is everything about blindness"
> approach and the message traffic gets crazy high on those lists.
>
> I appreciate the desire for a sense of "community" and such that a greater
> sharing of information can foster.  I guess I'm just not personally certain
> that this list is the best vehicle for such development.
>
> I always look to Vicug-l as a first source for quality and uncluttered
> information about technology, especially as it relates to blindness.  In
> that regard this list has proven an invaluable tool for me personally.
> Before any expanding of the scope or focus of the list happens I hope folks
> will give careful consideration to whether this list is the best place for
> that or if the information is already someplace else.
>
> Of course you may simply be asking folks to forward more general interest
> items from other lists.  As someone who forwards material here I guess I'm
> not really qualified to say to others that they shouldn't feel compelled to
> do likewise.  Again I'd just caution that this list seems to do best with
> technology and in my personal opinion a narrowly defined focus is better
> than a broad open forum.  Lists like Blind-x already exist for that.
>
> Just my electronic opinion,
>
> Kelly
>