Re: What Next?
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Yahya Abdal-Aziz
Oct 7, 2010, 12:26:00 AM10/7/10
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Hi all,
Forwarding John Cloud’s message, sent to me when he could not reply to the
group.
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From: John
Cloud
> Sent: Thursday, September 30,
2010 4:48 AM
>
> Ah, so you are the Yahya! I am only now putting things together. Perhaps, knowing that real connection takes time and committment, we can all continue to get to know one another. It takes hard work. Many suprises lie ahead. I'm game. And I am able and willing to make a committment to such endeavors. Engagement.
>
> Ah, so you are the Yahya! I am only now putting things together. Perhaps, knowing that real connection takes time and committment, we can all continue to get to know one another. It takes hard work. Many suprises lie ahead. I'm game. And I am able and willing to make a committment to such endeavors. Engagement.
>
John,
thanks for your reply. 
It’s great that
we agree that it’s worth doing, and are both able and willing to commit to such
engagement with each other and others of like vision.
It’s great that
we agree that it’s worth doing, and are both able and willing to commit to such
engagement with each other and others of like vision.Regards,
Yahya
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> Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:34:37 -0700
> > Subject: [CND] Re: What Next?
> > From: Yahy...@hotmail.com
> > To: charter-netwo...@googlegroups.com
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sep 26, 12:30 pm, John Testa <dtes...@rochester.rr.com> wrote:
> > > Hi Wade,
> > > Sorry it took me a long time to reply. Your question has been answered by the fact that there are no other replies to your message. There is no enthusiasm for continuing the network.
> >
> > Au contraire! ;-)
> >
> > John, some people in the network were unable to attend the workshop.
> > As one of them, let me tell you that although it would have been great
> > to be there, it's even more important for me to be _here_ - having
> > this discussion, in this forum, in cyberspace.
> >
> > Having like-minded people to listen to, and share my thoughts and
> > feelings with, is an important aspect of community. As an almost
> > completely housebound invalid, I find it difficult to engage as fully
> > with my local (Melbourne metropolitan) community as I would like.
> > Conversely, there are many people all over this big country
> > (Australia) and indeed all over the world with whom I have much in
> > common and have been able to share experiences using email and mailing
> > lists; the very same people I couldn't physically connect with even
> > were I able-bodied. The age of modern internet communication is truly
> > a godsend to me, as to many other people.
> >
> > For any such online forum to succeed, in broad terms, it does need to
> > achieve a critical mass of participation and involvement. However,
> > even if it fails to last and to foster increased discussion among its
> > original participants, it may still succeed for some of us in helping
> > us meet other kindred spirits.
> > Subject: [CND] Re: What Next?
> > From: Yahy...@hotmail.com
> > To: charter-netwo...@googlegroups.com
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sep 26, 12:30 pm, John Testa <dtes...@rochester.rr.com> wrote:
> > > Hi Wade,
> > > Sorry it took me a long time to reply. Your question has been answered by the fact that there are no other replies to your message. There is no enthusiasm for continuing the network.
> >
> > Au contraire! ;-)
> >
> > John, some people in the network were unable to attend the workshop.
> > As one of them, let me tell you that although it would have been great
> > to be there, it's even more important for me to be _here_ - having
> > this discussion, in this forum, in cyberspace.
> >
> > Having like-minded people to listen to, and share my thoughts and
> > feelings with, is an important aspect of community. As an almost
> > completely housebound invalid, I find it difficult to engage as fully
> > with my local (Melbourne metropolitan) community as I would like.
> > Conversely, there are many people all over this big country
> > (Australia) and indeed all over the world with whom I have much in
> > common and have been able to share experiences using email and mailing
> > lists; the very same people I couldn't physically connect with even
> > were I able-bodied. The age of modern internet communication is truly
> > a godsend to me, as to many other people.
> >
> > For any such online forum to succeed, in broad terms, it does need to
> > achieve a critical mass of participation and involvement. However,
> > even if it fails to last and to foster increased discussion among its
> > original participants, it may still succeed for some of us in helping
> > us meet other kindred spirits.
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