getting others to join grouptalk

[Adam Blatner]

Dear Pals on Grouptalk, what do you think of what I recently wrote to a colleague who is involved with psychodrama but not on grouptalk?: 

     What's intriguing is that you're not on grouptalk, and this is of course true of the majority of people in the ASGPP.  Perhaps that's one reason the ASGPP stopped sponsoring it.
      It's a pity, because grouptalk has been the only dynamic forum for actual interchange in the field. Not only does it invite international participation, but there is actual discussion. 
      Other than the journal and the newsletter--both one-way media (sure, you can send in items, with no guarantee they'll be published) -- there is no general forum, no nexus of encounter.

       Please reconsider. There really isn't all that much from grouptalk. An average of maybe one a day. Some days, three to six, other days, nothing for days at a time!  Not only that, but please pass this along with your own comments to your whole mailing list!  And have them in turn pass it along!

        Warmly, Adam   (see below)


To subscribe to Grouptalk, a listserve about psychodrama for folks in the USA and 
internationally, send messages, or unsubscribe, go to the website: www.grouptalkweb.org !

Here's what I copied from the instruction page: (Please pass this along to the groups in 
the Midwest, New England, the Northwest, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, New England Chapter, etc., 
and if there are people in the field who are on local or regional listserves but not on 
grouptalk.

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2 /For those of you who want to join this Psychodrama International List
with 400 members just click

http://www.iagp.com/lists/psychodramalistinfo.htm

list managed by Manuela Maciel... continue:

>Dear Colleagues, for those of you who might be interested in international developments 
>in
>psychodrama, please join this other listserve as a supplement.
>      Also, tell your colleagues, especially those who may be bilingual, who might be
>interested in building bridges with countries where he has associates (e.g., Taiwan,
>Germany, Russia, Latin America, etc.)
>
>      I'm re-sending this information:
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "iagp-psychodrama Moderator" <iagp-psychodrama-owner at yahoogroups.com>
>    Welcome to the IAGP's Worldwide Psychodrama Announcement List (PAL), a free service 
> offered by the International Association of Group Psychotherapy (IAGP - 
> http://www.iagp.com) to distribute announcements about psychodrama events and resources 
> internationally.  (Free means you don't have to join the IAGP, though that's a good 
> organization to be a part of)

    Please send your plain text announcements (no attachments please) to 
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 b) Details about where further information can be obtained
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Adam Blatner, M.D.
(please reply to adam at blatner.com)
website: www.blatner.com/adam/   
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