[Fot] [TR] Racing Goodies for Sale

[Jim]

John,

If you were offering "over the door cup holders to match the color of your
car"..(hmmm, could I get one with rust holes? ;) then I'd order you to wear
the scarlet "C" on your chest.

The charity drive is an admirable cause and is exempt (in my opinion) of the
commercialism charge... although I guess I'd prefer that any "profits" from
the book of the experience also somehow go to charity.   Or maybe to setting
up another charity drive?  Just to keep the karma intact.

>From the comments it sounds like someone beat up Gary on his listing of a
race car and driving apparel today on one of the Triumph lists.  As others
have said.. the delete key still works and it's not like we're seeing 10
messages a day from  a list member hawking bits and pieces.  I've tried..
but the darn SPAM filter Mark B runs keeps killing my posts.  Oh well, I'll
stick to posting ads on VTR.  ;)

So from someone who was not "active" when the cars were being built but
loves to find out the "why" on the things the factory did... keep on
posting.  Or add me to your private listing for updates on books, etc.


Cheers,

Jim
Dallas
"now back to lurk mode"
britbits at tiu.net




-----Original Message-----
From: fot-bounces+britbits=tiu.net at autox.team.net
[mailto:fot-bounces+britbits=tiu.net at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of John
Macartney
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 5:17 PM
To: marty sukey
Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net; gsfuqua1 at aol.com; 6pack at autox.team.net;
fot at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] [TR] Racing Goodies for Sale

Hmm, not too sure where I stand in all this. Clearly I have periodically
'mis-used' the lists for the shameless promotion of the ST book I wrote some
years ago and which so many people kindly ordered. Obviously I should have
found other methods. However a further thought occurs. As many know, I'm
undertaking a marathon drive across the States and Canada next year in a
Stag and there's a very definite financial interest in that. Simply, its to
raise as much money as I can for three charities - though I'll be making
nothing out of it myself, other than writing another book about the whole
trip. I've got a financial objective to somehow raise US$300k out of the
trip and many on the lists have signed up for periodic updates of the event
website and the trip itself.
If the prime objective of all the lists is to preclude any 'advertising' in
which there is a prominent financial motive, I'm wondering whether I should
keep my updates off these lists and only notify those who have signed up to
the "Keep yourself informed" button on the website.
I'd appreciate some fairly adjacent guidance please on how I should proceed
from now onwards. I also apologise for having misued the lists in the past
concerning my book.

Jonmac
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