ASGPP Member Mirror Forum Invitation

[Adam M. Barcroft]

Greetings to Group-Talk,

This is my first post to group talk,
after watching for about two years now.
Somehow now I feel compelled to jump in.

Since returning from the NYC ASGPP conference a few days ago,
I wanted to begin the conversation that Mike Traynor invited us to begin
through the ASGPP website "Forum."  Although I appreciate having the  
meeting very much,  There is not ever going to be enough time at the  
annual membership meeting for a much longer, more open, and in many  
ways more safe discussion we can have in the online forum.

For us to begin this discussion, ASGPP members have to Register a  
username and password at the ASGPP website http://www.asgpp.org/ 
ForumII/default.asp to join any ASGPP FORUMS discussions.

To this end, I offer the following letter expressing my thinking  
about how we might proceed here in the Members Mirror Forum, with  
what guidelines.

To nurture and support our Society here in the ASGPP Forum I suggest  
foremost:

1. Allow all input, so long as that input is respectful.  Our  
differences allow dialectics and opportunities for new understanding  
and integration.  The same goes for how we connect.  This all part of  
our "digital tele” that will emerge as this forum grows, and we have  
to be careful and respectful with each other.   Also, a forum  
participant's anonymity should be respected if they so wish, a good  
safety measure.  As a final safety measure, any attempted personal  
attacks will be removed before they ever get posted to the forum  
discussion.

2. That all voices feel safe to interact, at their own pace.
Our creativity and passion are our gifts to the world, let us all  
teach and learn from each other, without ever directing anger or harm  
toward another.  My thinking is that if we fail to do this, then the  
less warmed up to joining in this forum will remain so...less warmed up.

3. That we remain focused on the goal of supporting and nurturing the  
ASGPP and her connections within the organization and around the world.

As we proceed, please add any additional guidelines you would like  
that you think would help this Forum's function.

Yours,

i.b.morenean