[SustainableTompkins] Maintaining list integrity

[Patricia Haines]

-I'm going to disagree with Jon: what I value from this listserv is NOT just what's going on in
Tompkins County, but what TC folks care about, are involved with, and think worthy of sharing with
the rest of us. Sustanability can't be just a local thing - and one thing that makes our area strong
is that we are far more active than many other communities. Not just locally, but by providing
leadership for organizations and activities that have an impact far beyond our own boundaries.

I'd like to hear what others think. - Patricia, Level Green

---- Original Message -----
From: bosak at ibiblio.org
To: "Sustainable Tompkins County listserv" <sustainabletompkins at lists.mutualaid.org>
Sent: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:49:06 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [SustainableTompkins] Maintaining list integrity

> I'm getting really tired of seeing these off-topic posts in
> Sustainable Tompkins.
> 
> This is supposed to be a list about sustainability in Tompkins
> County.  Not about whales (very few of those around here), or
> wiretapping, or "life & computers," or someone's mother.
> 
> This is how lists die: they become dumping grounds for irrelevant
> messages from people seeking an appreciative audience for the causes
> and concerns they find interesting.
> 
> Sustainable Tompkins is the only list we've got for communication
> about sustainability in Tompkins County.  It's worth preserving
> for that purpose.  People who feel compelled to share their
> opinions on other subjects should find lists devoted to those
> subjects or learn how to blog.
> 
> Jon
> 
> > Hi TC Sustainers:
> >
> > I just took action to save endangered whales and you can, too. Send a
> > message now to save thirty to fifty of the planet's last remaining North
> > Atlantic right whales online now at:
> >
> > http://action.defenders.org/rightwhales
> >
> > Unfortunately, thirty to fifty of the world's remaining North Atlantic right
> > whales are in mortal danger in Canada's Bay of Fundy. Lobster season has
> > begun in the area, and the whales,  which have usually left the bay by this
> > time of year, are now in grave danger of becoming ensnared in fishing gear
> > and dying.
> >
> > Entanglement in fishing gear is the second leading cause of death for North
> > Atlantic right whales, and lobster gear is one of the leading culprits.
> >
> > With only about 350 North Atlantic right whales left on the planet, even the
> > loss of one of these gentle giants is too many.
> >
> > Please join me in taking action to save these rare whales... Visit the
> > website below to send a message to Canadian Minister of Fisheries Loyola
> > Hearn right now and urge him to delay opening the fishing grounds until the
> > right whales have left the area:
> >
> > http://action.defenders.org/rightwhales
> >
> > Thanks!
> > To take action on this issue, click on the link below:
> > https://secure2.convio.net/dow/site/Advocacy?s_oo=skQ8WX3P2J7NIRuuhY1AIg..&amp;id=579
> > If the text above does not appear as a link or it wraps across multiple
> > lines, then copy and paste it into the address area of your browser.
> >
> >
> > --
> > A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its
> > shoes.
> >   - Mark Twain
> 
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