Being a Joni-only, I haven't been affected by the political debate, but have noticed a real drop in in JC posts. I would be interested in receiving off JC posts, except for those of a political nature. Since the state of those posts has turned so much of the list off, maybe something should be done, such as moving the political discussion off-list or tagging them with a PC.
Otherwise, I feel the list is fine. I've corresponded with some wonderful people, discovered Kate Bennett's beautiful CD through our correspondence, and got to enjoy Bree's heavenly chocolates at Christmas! I have enjoyed off list correspondence with a few members, "magsnbrei" gave me an excellent movie recommendation last evening (My Wife Is An Actress, which was charming), and Mitch in NY was a real inspiration during a particularly rough Valentine's Day. I had the pleasure of being able to get some out of print Joni piano music sent off to Sarah in Scotland, and Bob was so kind to take the time to send me The Hissing Demos and some rare Buckingham/Nicks stuff. There are others, too that I check in with periodically, Kev and Mack, and those friendships are special to me. So these are just a few examples of the goodness that the list creates. The posts may be fallow at times, but I think the community is wonderful as ever. If something could be done about the political discussion, I would not hesitate to switch my status from Joni only. I am not trying to stifle those who are politically passionate, it's just that I have never known much to be accomplished by political debate other than the polarization of people across a borderline. Ken
