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From:  "Elizabeth Finkler" <mightymezzo@h...>
Date:  Mon Apr 17, 2000  7:28 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist-temporary] Afganistan


>From: "Kittisak Shuuklin" <hm381119@k...>

>Dear Isabelle,
>
>Before saying or recommending anything about the petitions by email, I
>rather think if you reach to the end of the email, you will find the email
>address of the person who takes charge of this petitions. Your
>recommendation or suggestion will be worthwhile there for her, not to me
>nor
>the list. Expose your thoughts directly to her is better to the list,
>right?

In that case, I would recommend that you head over to http://www.snopes.com,
click on "Inboxer Rebellion" and look at the Mikkelsons' page on "Save
Afghan Women."

You'll learn that the e-mail address *was* that of a well-meaning college
student who started the petition. The resulting volume of mail forced the
shutdown of the account. Consequently, the names on this petition are NOT
being collected ANYWHERE. Forwarding this petition did squat for saving
even one Afghan woman or girl.

I use the language I do because of an unfortunate experience I had with this
petition when it was forwarded to my work e-mail. I attempted to reply to
the maillist it came from. One of the addresses was for a spam-generating
server. The resulting mess of junk mails to and FROM my address forced the
shutdown of the company e-mail system. I think the only reason the IT
manager didn't cut out my heart and eat it is that he's a Hindu vegetarian.

I repeat Isabelle's advice to write (preferably on paper) to your
Congressperson, parliamentary representative, president, prime minister, UN
ambassador, whoever. E-mail petitions do not, repeat, DO NOT effect any
change, except to turn the hearts and minds of the recipients against the
cause, however worthwhile it may be.

Elizabeth Finkler
NEW AND IMPROVED WEB PAGE: http://home.earthlink.net/~mightymezzo/
mightymezzo@h...

"People who are nostalgic about childhood were obviously never children."
--Calvin

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