In a message dated 12/02/2000 3:47:49 PM Central Standard Time,
owner-triumphs@autox.team.net writes:
Don: I also have to agree. Give me ONE good reason for an expanded version
of what is below NOT to occur, PLEASE?!?!
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> <<Date:>><snip>
> <<From: "Don Sforza">><snip>
> <<Subject: Re: State of the List>><snip>
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> <<I concur.>>
Agreed.
<<> Don Sforza>>
>From this point on the THIRTY-FOUR lines of REPEATED message appears. The
ONLY reason I am including is to show HOW much bandwidth could be saved with
a little "cut and paste". Geeesh!!
Cheers...........................
Ed
Ed Kaler, Proprietor
" Just Brits "
Hinsdale, IL
www.justbrits.co
<from this point on should HAVE been <snip> >
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> - ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Danielson" <75trsix@snet.net>
> To: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 10:47 PM
> Subject: State of the List
>
>
> >
> > Having earned my living in the Internet business for about 7 years now I
> can
> > remember when Off Topic posts wouldn't be tolerated and the offender would
> > be "banished" from the list or newsgroup. Unfortunately times have changed
> > and the newbies (raised on AOL) have taken over and are far more
> > tolerant...... or just ignorant. Many times in the past few years I've
> been
> > tempted to unsubscribe but have refrained from doing so........... I'm
> > mostly a lurker or reply directly rather then to the whole list so no one
> > would miss me. However Henry Fyre left a few weeks ago and he was an
> > excellent resource and Triumph lover. Now Jack Drew is leaving...........
> > another resource that can't easily be replaced. Bob Wanta of Bob's Foreign
> > Auto also comes to mind and the British Power (?) folks have been
> noticeably
> > absent lately. Even one of the most needed people is very quiet.... Dan
> > Masters! It's a shame that the list has taken such a turn as to drive
> > Triumph lovers from it. I'm sure Mark B also gets disgusted by the high
> > level of off topic posts that clog the list and drag down his servers with
> > unnecessary useless bandwidth. Three years ago this never would have
> > happened, but times have changed and Internet/list etiquette is
> > non-existent today. I'll continue to lurk and endlessly hit my delete key
> > and dream of the "good old days".
> > Flame away.......... nomex and thick skin on.
> >
> > Bob Danielson
> > 1975 TR6 Status at
> > http://pages.cthone.net/BobD
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