Brussels,  July 30, 2006


Dear Friend and Subscriber:

We have posted a Planet Waves Community Forum, and you are invited to participate. We are beginning with the board as a blank slate, no pre-defined topics. Note that we will be modifying the prefab terms of service to make room for discussion of the full range of human experiences and ideas.

We live in an intense time in history. Many people are going through changes and life developments for which they have little in the way of community support or mental framework to contain. Many have ideas for improving the world to share and experiment with. I recognize that this is just an online forum, but it is one that brings together all Planet Waves subscribers, and who knows, maybe it will turn into a camping trip to Yellowstone.

The ethos of the Planet Waves Community Forum is: Be supportive. Approach the discussion from the place of compassion and friendship. Share what you can to create a better world; indeed, share yourself. An environment of respect will create more of the same. It's actually pretty easy to balance the equation of freedom and responsibility, and I am sure that among us we can do it.

I ask that you register using the email address to which you are subscribed. Please make your username your first name and last initial.

Have fun, pay attention!

http://www.planetwaves.net/forum/

Yours and truly,

    e


PS, technical questions can go to anatoly@planetwaves.net