In article <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] writes
>Dear Listowner
Could be addressed directly rather than to the list - if your argument
is that you didn't want to bothered with unnecessary postings then I
would humbly suggest that this would be the appropriate course of action
rather than sending to the list and compounding the problem
>
>Please can we have some clear definition about what the list is for?
>I thought it was an academic tool, to allow people with a common interest in
>the management of Trauma patients, pre- and in-Hospitally.
>While, given recent postings about job vacancies and Motorsport Doctors
>required, I can understand John Nelson's belief that "anything goes", this
>posting is clearly a commercial one.
Yep - but not for personal gain - although the point is valid
> It offers nothing to the list as a
>whole, answers no questions, offers no stimulus for debate, and most of all,
>does nothing to help us improve the care of patients in our various fields.
The list is what we make it - I'm not sure that criticising one post
achieves advancement of the list.
>Now, it may also be that I have misunderstood the purpose of this list, and
>that it is nothing more than a bureau for whinging about how busy we are,
>castigating colleagues who do not share our enthusiasm, and now, seemingly, a
>job vacancy board for Medical Equipment sellers.
Oi - I dont think the posting to which your refer does anything but the
last - if you have evidence for the former, and don't like it then there
is a simple option - one that I have taken in the past, from other
lists.
>I think our list, and its members, are worth more than that - when the debate
>flows, and issues are addressed, the list is extremely enlightening. Most of
>the postings fall into the latter category.
Absolutely - with a healthy dose of banter
If you find posts such as Nelson obtrusive enough to justify your reply
then maybe you dont have a good enough email client - that will ignore,
and delete, and expire messages for you. If you do - well what's the
real problem - yes it could be the thin end of an unwelcome wedge, but
having been around on the net for many years now, I doubt it.
Having said that - it would be good to avoid commercial posts.
Cheers :)
--
Jel Coward
..take a look at the Wilderness Emergency Medicine and Command Physician courses
http://www.wildmedic.org
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