X-Message-Number: 23739
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 18:51:12 -0800
Subject: Re: CryoNet #23720 - #23732
From: Kennita Watson <>

I briefly (!) respond to five messages below.  Email has many great 
qualities,
but <hugs> just doesn't compare to the real thing.  <hugs> anyhow.

"Fred C. Moulton" <> wrote:
> ... I just want to say that yes I have
> disagreements with Kennita and she has disagreements with me but we are
> still friends and have common goals for individual liberty, longevity
> and improvement. ... I hope that with civility, reason and
> clear discourse we can address these issues in a productive manner.
>
Amen, brother Fred! :-D
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 wrote, re:
>> READ!!!! MASS FAX, PHONE, EMAIL CAMPAIGN FOR 9-11 TRUTH  - Spread the
>> Word!! [Paul Pagnato]
> I'll keep it short:
> 1) I disagree with you wholeheartedly, I won't be emailing anyone ... 
> I won't
> be wasting anymore bandwidth on your nonsense
> 2) It's completely inappropriate and off-topic
>
Maybe he was trolling?
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
"Billy H. Seidel" <> wrote:
> Thanks to Paul Pagnato in his message #23709.
>
> He provides a very long list of people and places to call and Bash 
> Bush.
>
> WRONG
>
> I will use the list to advance Bush for re-election.

<lol> Sometimes when you troll, you pull up a boot. :-)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 wrote:
> Subject: Re: Alcor/FDGD
...
> I want to be clear that I have no problem with Kennita going a private
> person, what I am concerned about is the use of the Alcor name or logo
> or any other thing which would connect her activities at FDGD and 
> Alcor.
>
> The reason I bring this up is television and print images. ...

This brings up something I've been thinking about.  While I am an
Alcor member, I am going to FDGD not to promote Alcor, but to
promote cryonics as a whole.  That being the case, it may make the
most sense for me to create my own organization, or find another
organization not associated directly one of the major cryonics
providers, to sponsor this venture.
> ...
> Kennita, I understand that you have asked a lot of people about it...
> consider the responses of people who see a TV show about some small
> town event that is kind of goofy and think that since they see the
> Alcor logo on a booth that Alcor is also kind of goofy....

Note to self:  if we (whoever we turns out to be) get a booth, ask if
we can set it up away from the goofiest folks.  Someplace quiet enough
to talk would be good.  A place to fill  out forms would be even better.
(I have a picture of a (double-)helix-shaped stand to give people a
choice of heights, but here we go from activism to industrial 
design...).

> I can not emphasize how important a professional PR image is for 
> Alcor. Alcor
> needs to be able present a serious image to professional and scientific
> organizations.   The key is to have the correct image and impact on
> persons who shape opinions.

Who are the persons who shape opinions in the context of cryonics?
What are they likely to see and hear?  Are there few enough of them
that we would want to target them directly?  Who would already know?
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Dan Hitt <> wrote:
> Subject: i hope we can all learn from you
>
> Hi Kennita,
>
> I'm really impressed by the way you've answered those who disagree
> with you.  I think you illustrate Professor's Ettinger's remarks
> to the effect that we promote our cause by being likeable.  "A
> soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up
> anger."
>
Thank you for the praise, Dan!  I'll continue trying to do my best;
I hope you'll forgive me when I miss.

Live long and prosper,
Kennita
--
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
none but ourselves can free our minds.
           -- Bob Marley, "Redemption Song"

Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=23739