Theos-Talk Archives (July 2009 Message tt00013)

It isn't the typing that is the problem.  It is staying out of the  
bathroom long enough to turn on the computer.
 
Chuck the heretic
 
 
In a message dated 7/1/2009 9:19:37 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
silva_cass@yahoo.com writes:

 
 


mmmmh and I think we decided that if one can type one can  email.

Cass

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>From: MKR <_mkr777@gmail.mkr_ (mailto:mkr777@gmail.com) >
>To:  theos-talk <_theos-talk@yahoogrotheos-t_ 
(mailto:theos-talk@yahoogroups.com) >
>Sent:  Wednesday, 1 July, 2009 11:11:15 PM
>Subject: Theos-World Internet and  aged TS leadership
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>Internet and  aged TS leadership
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>It looks like it is high time that we  organize an intensive workshop to
>educate the wisdom-full, elderly  theosophical leaders about Internet tools
>and their potential to help  TS and theosophy. While everyone has used 
email
>at one time or other,  still it appears they are behind the curve and thus
>losing precious  opportunity and time to rejuvenate our efforts to spread
>theosophy and  better engage in multi-mode with membership. While we all 
know
>that  email was extensively used by many of the leaders in the  nomination
>planning behind the scenes and execution and subsequent  electioneering,
>still there is a very wide gap in communication between  the leaders and 
the
>ordinary members. Leaders are absent from  cyberspace.
>.
>About a decade ago, I saw in the USA, first hand,  the reluctance and
>resistance to use fast inexpensive electronic mode  of communication and
>still stuck to pencil and paper technology. This  can be attributed only to
>the aged leaders who still could not  understand modern technology and how 
it
>can contribute to cost savings  and efficiency.
>.
>A funny recent comment on theos-talk mentioned  about how, last year, the
>email in-boxes of the International Secretary  and International Treasurer
>getting filled up. At international level,  what else do you expect. You 
will
>get numerous email because it is  cheap, quick and efficient. And members
>will use it to contact these  officers and send information and
>correspondence. There are ways to  deal with large volumes of email and all
>you need to do is to talk to  someone who knows how. Or just post a message
>on theos-talk (which is  free!) and you will be inundated with help from
>members from around the  world. I suspect when this comment was made, both
>the offices were  filled with very old people who have not used email much.
>It is a  pitiful and sad situation for an organization which is to be at  
the
>forefront. Also, India, which is supplying IT talent world-wide,  has 
enough
>local talent to help. Only one has to ask for  help.
>.
>We have had a lot of hair-splitting discussion about the  rules and how 
they
>need to be tweaked or changed even though such  changes will not help the
>basic membership problems, use of Internet  technology for multi-mode
>communication should be on top priority. Also  each section can do whatever
>they want because of the autonomy that is  guaranteed by the organizational
>setup of TS. Let hope that the aged  leaders wake up and show up  in
>cyberspace.
>.
>MKR
>.
>Visit www.theosophy.  net and enjoy
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