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Thank you Julian for putting my thoughts in writing and Dee Dee for sending this! ;-)<div><br><div>My approach to social networking is one of preserving as much privacy as possible for members, </div><div><br></div><div><i>without the disadvantages of anonymity</i>;</div><div><br></div><div>ie, </div><div><br></div><div>- no addresses, </div><div>- no last names, </div><div>- just real people who are invited to join by other real people.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>I like our Listserv discussion list for much the same reasons: </div><div><br></div><div>it's managed by a trusted entity with relative independence from</div><div><br></div><div>corporate or government interests.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><i>Caroline</i> <i>Isautier </i></div><div><br><div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></div><div><br></div>-----------------------------------<br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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