Re: SURVEY RESULTS / gift horses

["Charles T. Meyer, M.D." <cmeyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

HI JANET,

Like I said - if you say no personal attack was meant I accept that at
face value. I certainly do admit that my lead-off with "We have a
problem" was a conclusion and I did feel that one existed otherwise I
wouldn't have started the survey.  I hope that you can admit that it did
stir up some anger in you which came out in such a way that it could
have been (mis)interpreted as a personal attack. (Maybe the atmospheric
disturbances emanating from Washington are spreading North and West).
But no more defensiveness or personal attacks from either of us.
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My reading of Barb's intention is not that no rules should exist but
rather that she was leaving any rule setting and enforcement up to the
group. Barb has final authority in terms of list membership.

In any social system rules- either explicit or implicit -  exist.  I
would like to see them explicit- not to minimize free interchange of
ideas but to maximize it-  to make it possible for the largest number of
he PD community to participate.

It was my intention from the beginning-  if a problem is perceived- to
act as a catalyst for   the group  to come up with a set of explicit
guidelines which will address the needs  as we perceive them
strengthening the positives and coming up with creative solutions to the
problems.  Hopefully they will be so "common sense" that  gentle
reminder -  not a squad of "LIST NAZIS"-  will be enough to encourage
compliance

If the group desires we can develop these and other concepts more.

Charlie




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Charles T. Meyer,  M.D.
Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin
cmeyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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