Guest guest Posted May 25, 2001 Report Share Posted May 25, 2001 has about 50 members and Vegan-network about 130 at present, so it is the busier of the two groups. They seem quite similar, basically vegan mostly for the UK, and some of us are on both already. Vegan-network has several moderators and are happy to work that way, so it doesn't all fall onto one person's shoulders, so they might possibly be happy to join with the moderator of to jointly moderate the two as a new group which could be called Vegan-networkUK or we could just ask everyone to join Vegan-network and make that bigger, with one more moderator (Michael from ). The reason I suggest this is that Vegan-network has been fairly successful in arranging a few social gatherings in London, and quite a few people have turned out to be very helpful in arranging my American vegan friend's stay while he speaks to various groups about his lawsuit. I feel that the two groups, especially would probably be stronger by cooperating together for vegan social support and various vegan-related projects in the UK. What does everyone think? Or do our moderators just want to keep things the way they are? Lesley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2001 Report Share Posted May 25, 2001 That could be a good idea Lesley - the only problem with implementing changes at the moment is that Hayley is the only one who can do it. She has no internet access just now but can recieve emails - you could mail her about it as she is going to be making changes soon I believe. Lucy Lesley Dove <100706.3632vegan-network <vegan-network >25 May 2001 14:14 Suggested amalgamation of two British vegan has about 50 members and Vegan-network about 130 at present, so it is the busier of the two groups.They seem quite similar, basically vegan mostly for the UK, and some of us are on both already. Vegan-network has several moderators and are happy to work that way, so it doesn't all fall onto one person's shoulders, so they might possibly be happy to join with the moderator of to jointly moderate the two as a new group which could be called Vegan-networkUK or we could just ask everyone to join Vegan-network and make that bigger, with one more moderator (Michael from ).The reason I suggest this is that Vegan-network has been fairly successful in arranging a few social gatherings in London, and quite a few people have turned out to be very helpful in arranging my American vegan friend's stay while he speaks to various groups about his lawsuit. I feel that the two groups, especially would probably be stronger by cooperating together for vegan social support and various vegan-related projects in the UK.What does everyone think?Or do our moderators just want to keep things the way they are?Lesley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2001 Report Share Posted May 25, 2001 I prefer to keep them separate,because I would lose interest if all the chat became too "american". Nothing against those in the U.S. its just that their foodstuffs are often different Places they visit would mean nothing etc.I belong to both but I like to feel that i can talk to people in U.K.---How else am I going to find a MAN!!!!! Angie - Lucy Burnett vegan-network Friday, May 25, 2001 3:46 PM Re: Suggested amalgamation of two British vegan That could be a good idea Lesley - the only problem with implementing changes at the moment is that Hayley is the only one who can do it. She has no internet access just now but can recieve emails - you could mail her about it as she is going to be making changes soon I believe. Lucy Lesley Dove <100706.3632vegan-network <vegan-network >25 May 2001 14:14 Suggested amalgamation of two British vegan has about 50 members and Vegan-network about 130 at present, What does everyone think?Or do our moderators just want to keep things the way they are?Lesley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2001 Report Share Posted May 26, 2001 Sounds great Lesley, the more the merrier! strength in numbers and all that! I am all for it! mark from Lancashire x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2001 Report Share Posted May 26, 2001 me too all vegans are young at heart. earthkid26 Sat, 26 May 2001 07:36:24 EDT vegan-network Re: Suggested amalgamation of two British vegan groups Sounds great Lesley, the more the merrier! strength in numbers and all that! I am all for it! mark from Lancashire x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2001 Report Share Posted May 26, 2001 I have mixed feelings on this... On the one hand, it's a really good idea, strength in numbers and all that. However, I am concerned how having such a large group might be like. I sometimes feel that this group is too big, and lacks the intimacy and warmness of smaller groups. Also, if we amalgamated with an American group, would it be productive? As Angie said, knowing about American vegan products + restaurants etc is of no use to us here in good ole' Blighty!! The same could be said for people in America concerning British stuff, but it would be interesting to hear what's its like being vegan in America. I'm sure that also, a lot of the issues are common, wherever u live!! I think I'd prefer to join the other group too. What's the plan? Su Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2001 Report Share Posted May 28, 2001 > " Lesley Dove " <100706.3632 >Fri, 25 May 2001 13:14:36 -0000 ... >What does everyone think? Would I like to lose two small and tasty varieties of apple in favour of one large, convenient, shiny variety? and vegan-network each have their own flavour, albeit it changes with the season and with whoever are the dominant contributors at the time. Neither list has been exclusive of membership, or restrictive of subject matter (although vegan-network has seen fit to expel one member). Nevertheless, they both continue to reflect their origins; to quote from the list definitions: : " Discussion of vegan issues and support for vegans. Primarily affecting intrests and needs of people in the UK. " vegan-network: " The Young Vegan Network was set up to provide a means for vegans to meet each other as there aren't many of us out there! It's mainly aimed at 'younger' vegans aged 18-35, but we welcome anyone! .... " Vegan-network is not an explicitly UK list, and it enjoys input from abroad, yet it has (hitherto) managed to retain its UK character (which is its appeal for me). There was a time when it was questionable whether two general UK-based discussion lists were viable -- but that is now in the past. Neither needs to be 'saved' by a merger. A single list, like one giant field of wheat, is very susceptible to disease or adverse weather. Two fields, although less convenient for the combine, is better farming practice (and the hedgerows enriching). Paul -- Paul Philbrow pp http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~pp/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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