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Re: Endometriosis Zone May Newsletter
From: Lone (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon May 19 05:38:11 2003
We will gladly help promote and report from any international events
that the EA and/or ERC are putting on as well; just send the details
(date/time/venue/topic etc) to me at lone@endozone.org.
Lone
At Wed, 14 May 2003, anonymous wrote:
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>The EA *IS* an International organization as well, and always has been!
>You should know that, since you and Ms. Johnson were both heavily
>involved in the EA for many years, were you not? I'm sure the ERC is
>International as well. Therefore, all should be mentioned in the same
>depth and breadth and location, rather than relegating the
>oh-so-unimportant US-headquartered organizations to the patient-only
>newsletter. You are selectively picking and choosing who gets the most
>coverage on your site based on your own opinions and feelings, and that
>is called "bias."
>
>It's pathetic that the "universe of women's health" can't stop using
>their site only to forward their own agenda and not just report equally
>on all things concerning Endometriosis, as they profess so often to do.
>
>Enjoy the mountain climbing; we here in the US will be helping the EA
>put on other International events that will garner attention from REAL
>women's health sites instead of this biased, politically correct,
>sponsor-obligated, opinionated and subjective site that you write every
>month.
>
>At Wed, 14 May 2003, Lone wrote:
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>>Of course everyone deserves equal mention - but we need to be made aware
>>of the events. The NES event is *international* and open to
>>participants from all over the world. It will be fabulous publicity for
>>endometriosis - the more international, the better! EZ tends to only
>>cover international events. The Coping Zone will happily add national
>>events from any organisation,
>>however, we do not have the resources to solicit information about
>>events, they have to be submitted to us; and no, the EA has not
>>submitted anything to us, though we would gladly cover any events that
>>they are involved in.
>>
>>Lone
>>
>>At Tue, 13 May 2003, anonymous wrote:
>>>
>>>> <http://www.endozone.org/display.asp?page=news_kilimanjaro> Climb
>>>>Kilimanjaro in Africa and raise awareness of endometriosis.<
>>>
>>>This is hysterical. This awareness event, while noble indeed, gets
>>>constant and prolific coverage on Endozone and OBGYNnet, yet it is quite
>>>possibly the most cost-prohibitive, logistically difficult and
>>>physically demanding (too demanding for most!) event ever to be planned
>>>in the name of Endometriosis. I am curious why the National Endo
>>>Society events get so much coverage here, yet those of us in the US who
>>>belong to the EA or other organizations get mere mentions when it seems
>>>"convenient" to the editors to fill up space in the Coping zone
>>>newsletter...are the North American events not worthwhile enough to
>>>mention??? This NES event gets mentioned ad nauseum in every publication
>>>on the Zone and OBGYNnet, yet other organizations do not. Why?? Please
>>>don't tell us it's because the EA "didn't submit anything," as you have
>>>in the past, because I see mentions of the EA and ERC activities in the
>>>Coping Zone newsletter - it seems to me that the NES is of the same
>>>class as EA and all the other organizations, and therefore should be
>>>treated FAIRLY...something OBGYNnet and it's employees have never been
>>>known in the endo community for being, but it's never too late to start!
>>>Mention all or mention none, and it do it consistently in the same areas
>>>- either on the Endozone or in the Coping zone letter or both - stop
>>>elevating one organization above the others. We here in the US are just
>>>as involved in awareness events and deserve equal mention!
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