Theos-Talk Archives (October 1996 Message tl00017)

At 12:02 PM 01/10/96 -0400, you wrote:
>On Tue, 1 Oct 1996, Ann E. Bermingham wrote:
>
>> Doss:
>> >The TS, when inaugurated in 1875, was designed on the basis of a formal
>> >pyramidal organizational structure . . . <snip>
>> >So from the needs of Theosophists, I am wondering whether the TS is going
>> >to be a overtaken by Internet based communication and interaction. . .
<snip>
>>
>> Hasn't the TSA already made the move in that direction with the creation
of the
>> National Lodge?  Also, they plan to have electronic study groups,
bulletin board
>> and chat group.
>
>	I hope all the plans work.
>> But there would have to a decentralization of power and less central
control to
>> make it work in the way you are speaking of.  More local control and less
at the
>> top.
>	The way Internet is evolving is - no control at any level - top
>or bottom.
>
>>
>> >Theos-l is pioneering in this direction and has already helped a lot of
>> >us to discuss various items in a world wide forum, and all this has been
>> >made possible by one person who saw the need -- John E Mead. My salute to
>> >him. I forsee theos-l participating to mushroom in the years to come.
>>
>> Since I was 5 years old, I always fancied myself a pioneer - that was
when Davy
>> Crockett was the rage.  : - )  But every person that starts something on the
>> Internet, whether it be a web page, mailing list or newsgroup is
participating
>> in the beginnings of a world-wide network of communication.
>>
>> The atomic mushrooming of this list still depends, IMHO, on several things.
>> Number one, the availability of computers and modems.  2: Computer literacy,
>> probably found in greater numbers in those just entering kindergarden.
3: The
>> quality and quantity of discussion on this list.
>>
>> The prediction of this list going mega may be premature.  Let's just see what
>> happens.
>
>
>	I am an eternal optimist. However we all have to wait and see
>what and how these things develop.
>
>	Thanks for your thoughtful comments.
>
>	MK Ramadoss
>
Bee writes.
I have much to bless the Internet for in my year long participation. I have
discovered many new people and topics of interest. One hint leads to another
and next thing I find myself on a discussion list for General Semantics and
there I find people with knowledge of my latest interest in the books of
Vitvan. I now have written to the School and have learned some interesting
things that I would never have known before the Internet came my way. It is
exciting getting my mail each morning to see what comes up next.

>
Bee Brown
Member Theosophy NZ, TI.

There cannot be a crisis today;
my schedule is already full.