<div dir="ltr">When the O:E list-serve began, there was some active effort to make it a collegial conversation (more internal life oriented) and to keep predator/lurkers related to the more external Dialogue list. That also provided a way to give folks who never knew the Order a way to participate in today's missional concerns. Like Priscilla, I read them both, but still find myself surprised when a death announcement or such shows up only on the Dialogue list.<br>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 10:33 AM, Herman Greene <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hfgreenenc@gmail.com" target="_blank">hfgreenenc@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">The easy issue I raised was what is the difference between the OE and Dialogue listservs, given (if it is true) that the people on the two lists are mostly the same and there are a lot of double postings.<div>
<br></div><div>You might respond by starting with these statements:</div><div><br></div><div><ul><li>I am on both listserves because . . .<br></li><li>I am on only one listserv, the ______ listserve, because . . .<br>
</li><li>I agree, there is no difference and they should be combined. Here's why . . . <br></li><li>The OE listserv is for ____________ and the Dialogue listserv is for __________<br></li></ul></div><div><br>
</div><div>At my advanced old age (as I am reminded on these lists), I of course no that things get into history for different reasons and then remain after those reasons no longer apply. The OE listserve was initiality to address concerns related to sexual abuse of the emerging generation in the order, but this is not longer addressed on that listserve.</div>
<div><br></div><div>In my view the OE listserve is more about the personal lives of former members of OE, but then when I joined the Dialogue listserve I found that it concerned almost the same thing.</div><div><br></div>
<div>By the way, I'm not expecting the listserves to be combined, simply because (because what I'm not sure).</div><div><br></div><div>Still some may find this an interesting topic. I'm inclined to go back to OE only because I joined these conversations to stay in touch with those dear colleagues with whom I shared an important part of my life.</div>
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