I concur.
Don Sforza
----- 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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