Re: Purpose of the List

["Mitchell Davis" <radiation@apex2000.net>]

Ladies, Gentleman and colleagues:



Let me start by saying that I have been off and on this list for several

years now.  I was steered this direction by a colleague who thought I might

be interested in the discussions that take place here.  At the outset, I

truly was.  Today, I am not.  This has become an outlet for personal

opinion.  Not professional outlooks on health physics.  Several years ago I

learned and absorbed many new ideas on health physics from many different

people from different realms of the HP community on this listserver.  Why

can that not continue today?  Although the horrors of 9/11 haunt us all, why

do we discuss such ridiculous and benign theories that we do here?  If

anthrax is a plausible discussion topic here, why do we not discuss it

scientifically?  This list does not emulate life!!!  This list emulates

radiation protection!!!!  I am in no means advocating mob rule, but rather,

the professional discussion of pertinent radiation protection topics on this

list server.  Is that such a difficult and ridiculous request??  I am not a

Ph.D.  I am simply a radiation protection professional who wants to discuss

radiation protection issues professionally. I am from the commercial nuclear

and environmental aspects of health physics and know very little about DOE(I

know that is a different world).  Let's leave the politics out of it folks.

We have plenty of people in Washington to take care of that for us.



Mitchell W. Davis, RRPT

Radiation Protection Consultants

Midland, TX

(I'm self-employed....I don't care want my employer thinks about my

comments....)

----- Original Message -----

From: "Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@EARTHLINK.NET>

To: <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 5:54 PM

Subject: Re: Purpose of the List





> > This is a list for professionals to share information

> > with each other regarding our profession - not to defend our

> > profession.

>

> This list has a lot of purposes. This list also emulates life, where there

are pros and

> cons. If we can't "debate" an issue here, how are we expected to be able

to "debate"

> in the non-cyber world? I don't recall seeing that those who do not agree

with

> everyone of our "professional beliefes" shall be banned from the list. If

that were the

> case, the list owner would certainly step in and moderate. I therefore

submit that if

> debate is not in the individual's best interest, or desire, then that

individual need not

> reply. If the consensus of this list feels the same way, then there will

be no debate. I

> suggest that we provide input and feedback and input on those items that

interest us,

> and if not, simply refrain. I for one do not believe in censorship,

especially by mob

> rule. If the majority wants to amend the tenets of this list, then they

can contact Mike

> and ask for him to intervene. In the end, Mike will act if need be. But I

also suggest

> that we who communicate can either make or break this list. So, respond in

kind to

> each and every message. Those that have merit will continue, and those

that don't,

> will simply die on the vine.

>

>

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