Fergus,
I agree with you that I don't want to open my e-mails on the list and have
to read a ton of advertisement. Just look at Sport Aviation these days.
Besides, I am a builder myself and I would like the list to concentrate in
the one and only reason for which we belong to it.... build airplanes.
As I stated before, I found myself overstocked with vents due to a change of
heart from an overseas customer. So, I thought that offering them to
builders at cost would be a nice break, while at the same time I could put
the money sitting on the shelf to other uses. Win-win situation, or so I
thought. What I didn't expect was a nasty message full of four letter
words, telling me to do things to parts of my body that never intended to
suffer that much. So for that, I apologized.
I'll make this e-mail short and sweet and say that, in the future, I will
let my website, and previouly satisfied customers, do the advertisement.
Best regards to all,
Fabian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fergus Kyle" <VE3LVO@rac.ca>
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Aluminum Vents Sale
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <fablef@bellsouth.net>To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: Aluminum Vents Sale
> | To those that were so easily offended by the posting, my apologies. To
be
> | quite honest that posting was supposed to go to the RV-list only. It
just
> | so happens that I didn't take the time to sort the recipients as well as
I
> | should have.
> | However, let me say this... I have been in business for three years and
> | this is only the second posting (business related) I have placed to the
> | list. A commercial benefit is questionable since I am offering these at
> | cost, but doesn't the person who buys one benefit from the savings?
> | Ultimately, that is you, the builder.
> | Please, please ignore my previous posting. | Fabian
>
> Fabian,
> It is obvious from the reaction [both pro and con] that it is no
> minor consideration for the most of us. Obviously, as Matt has clearly
> pointed out there is a line and we are discussing where that line
> sits...........
> If the line is excessively permissive, who is going to permit all
> sorts of snake oil hawkers to pervert the language and waste our time? On
> the other hand if those curious as to availability have no source then
> correct contact is lost and the trade serves no one........
> The line in magazines and newspapers is obviously no longer
> discernible. It requires an 'advertisement' word on top to tell you the
> hawkers are mimicking news pages - with the hope that only the stupid will
> assume the nonsense to be valid. Our local town paper is now about 90% ads
> and we have cancelled - but in desparation they keep delivering for
'free' -
> the trees pay the price of this.
> In ham radio the same pressure applies - ham papers will publish
the
> AVAILABILITY of items (fleamarkets are rife) but will not tolerate price
or
> incentives - at least ours are so.
> It is the FORM of the item that draws the line. Stating the
> circumstances and the availability should be sufficient to attract the
> curious to the source. They are then participants in the snake oil and not
> victims. I believe the line should be drawn there. If I want a
> CharBlazer402, I should look up the URL and be prepared to scan a full
page
> of expletives to acquire one. If I don't, I should be spared the flotsam -
> or regretfully leave the list.
> I believe that was the gist of the originator's complaint, and to
> that extent I agree. IMHO Matt has also a valid point but only in this
> context.
> Yours for verbal intercourse.......
> Ferg
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