I have no problem with my name phone ect being given to list members
for a help list Carl E.
Albert F Jones wrote:
> I have received a number of enquiries about how this list is
>progressing,
> so I thought that I would send you all an update.
>
> Some people have said that they would rather their telephone numbers
>not
> be posted to the net, and others don't seem to mind.
>
> My original idea was that that wouldn't have been necessary anyway.
>When
> we are travelling we don't all have access to the net, but we can all get
> to a telephone (if we don't have one in our cars) so I thought that at
> least one number, maybe more if practical, could be given to the list for
> emergencies. The person on the end of that line would be maintaining a
> 'help list', on their computer. A call to them would necessitate them
> finding the nearest volunteer, via the net, and either contacting them by
> E-mail, or giving the telephone number to the person needing the help.
> This shouldn't take too long, so the amount of time needed to spend on the
> lister's behalf would be fairly minimal. It might even be a good idea if
> all the volunteers joined something like ICQ, so they could be contacted
> quickly if they were on-line. Again, that ID # need only been given to
> those maintaining the 'helper list'.
>
> So far we have had most of the interest in the US, but we have had a
>few
> people in Australia wanting to sign up, and I am not suggesting that they
> call the 'States, so we would have one of them maintain the 'helper list'
> there.
>
> I have kept a list of those people that have contacted me directly,
>and
> also those people that have informed the list in general, so those folks
> don't need to contact me again. When we have all decided what the format
> should be, whoever is going to maintain this list should contact them again
> if they need more info than we already have.
>
> If anyone has any more suggestions I would be more than happy to hear
>from
> you. Let me know what you think so far, especially about the ICQ thing.
>
> Elizabeth Jones
> Comfort, TX
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