Posted by DJ on July 06, 1998 at 19:20:50:
Let me start by addressing your requests about the color of the background Yazz. I can see what you are saying about the white background being a problem with folks that have a sensitivity to bright lights. Unfortunately, I'd have to go back thru each and every message (over 1,100 now) and change the color. Each and every message is a seperate .html page. Plus, all of the graphics are made specifically for a white background and I'd have to redesign them all over again from scratch. Right now, I don't think I have the time to do all of that right now. I hope you can understand :-)
As far as the press release goes, Laurence and I are still working on it. In the meantime, I was thinking that we should compile a list of all the major news programs, health organizations, blah, blah, that we should send it to when it's done. I'll post some off the top of my head and ya'll can respond to this message with other suggestions. As the list starts to take shape, I'll go to each of the organizations sites and get the address to send it to. I'll probably make it a seperate page here on the site.
I also have put together a list of over 250 email addresses of folks that have posted messages here either on the guest book, or on the message board. I figure that I'll send a mass email out to everyone all at once and ask them to help by sending the press release to their local newspapers/television stations. I know that people probably don't check in much while they are not having headaches, but I'm sure they wouldn't mind possibly helping themselves out by sending it to their local media.
Anyway, please help me add to this list (national media only)
Television Programs
Dateline
20/20
Oprah
Sally Jessy Raphael
others?
Health Orgs.
National Headache Foundation
JAMA
American Medical Association (ama.org)
help!