Subject: Re: [lpny_manhattan] SERIOUS Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 15:54:00 -0500 To: From: Bob Armstrong On Thu, 19 Dec 2002 15:04:58 -0500, Gary Popkin wrote: >=A0>>>=A0jak@manhattanlp.org 12/19/02 14:30 PM >>> > >=A0There is a serious consideration to shut this list down. Please= think >=A0twice before you post any messages, and ask yourself "Does my= post >=A0contribute to the goals of Manhattan LP?" I like having a local NYC "discuss" list as this list has become= . For all the smoke , some light is generated - and the very= volume shows a vibrancy which should not be squelched . I believe a second list , likes Jim's "business" list is the= right approach , altho the state "activist" list does not seem to get= much traffic . But activism is intrinsically local , so a local list= is likely to be more effective . Without question a forum focused on tangible actions needs to= be separated from all this all too chaffy chat . It is sad that we did not generate more concerted opposition to= Bloomberg's extension of the drug war in NYC to tobacco . ( Thanks Gary Popkin for your follow thru . ) The least we= should be able to do is use our concerted email efforts to blast the= Pols with our displeasure . -- =A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864 http://cosy.com/Liberty.htm =A02002/12/24 3:22:38 PM