Parents who don't "do" email..

[Anonymous]

I'm anxious about phone calls, too. Email should be a pre-requisite for organizers.

[Anonymous]

To the person interested in wiki's--I use www.mediawiki.com

[Anonymous]

Ugh...what a very "Cater to me" attitude. How hard is it to sign up for email, and just look at it before you go to bed, or whenever.
Are you now supposed to take time out of your busy day to contact her specifcally and verbally tell her everything?

[Anonymous]

If the person has the money for a home computer for a population of people who have computers, then if you ask me "I don't do email" is reason enough that they shouldn't run a group.

I have a very active life filled with volunteer responsibilities - I do a good chunk of the clerical stuff when others are in bed. I would have to give them all up if phoning was a requirement.

And the wiki poster - yes. I agree. Email will be replaced with richer ways of communicating to groups. Can't wait. I suspect that those who "don't do email" aren't about to leap in to wiki's though.

[Anonymous]

pp here - meant to say "and volunteers among a population of people who have computers..."

The other pet peeve I have is people who believe everyone can afford home access to email.

[Anonymous]

Agree with the Web 2.0 thoughts. Great things are happening.

Example, a friend is sick and we are using lotsahelpinghands.com to organize dinners instead of having dozens of emails on the topic.

[Anonymous]

I was room parent last year and did it pretty much did it by email which probably ran against the grain of the more traditional non-working moms who would rather chat among themselves at pickup and figure it out. So it was a postive for some (mostly working) parents. I also think email communcations invites dads to participate more which is always a good thing.

[Anonymous]

I had this happen at DC's preschool and it was exactly as the PP said -- the stay at home moms wanted everything to be about their desire to "network" at pick up and not about all parents having an equal say in what went on in the class or have a chance to "chat" via email. As an aside, it was an AWFUL experience for most of the moms (not just me, who had to work) and a contant power struggle with one thing after another all year long. I'm glad it's over.

[Anonymous]

Doesn't majority rule? - so the "email" parents win.