On Sat, 26 Jan 2002, Ian Koller wrote:
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> > The VCF *is* a business, genius.
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> You've previously carefully avoided disclosing that fact.
> It's a business that will never see one slim dime from us.
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> We would never recommend you to anyone. It's not because of
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Flames come. Flames go. The topic veers wildly off course and then back.
A lot of listmembers are interested in a lot of different areas; most are
intelligent, diverse folks who share a predeliction for retro-computing.
But I would prefer, Mr. Koller, that you disinclude myself from your
screeds and chip-on-the-shoulder rants. Sellam has done more for classic
computer collection than any one indivdual now working in the field. I
know there are a couple of organizations who also contribute mightily, but
Sellam works alone and with his own money. He and I are good friends, and
I can tell you that we disagree on several points, sometimes heatedly, but
that doesn't mean we can't laugh about it over dinner later.
Please speak for yourself. You are entitled to your own opinions and
feeling, but *I* don't remember electing you or appointing you for
anything regarding classiccmping, nor do I remember *you* asking *me* if
you could represent my own opinions... please remember this when choosing
your pronouns.
Since I'm ranting, I agree about eBay, I don't like time-delimited
'auctions'; a real auction is bid-activity delimited, but that's my
opinion, and I've stated it here more than once. I do not agree with you
on several of your other points, and, AFAIK, VCF has always been intended
as a business, the which business has cost Sellam a lot more money than
it's made. Not your money, Mr. Koller, not my money (though I've
participated) - Sellam's pocket started and ran and continues to run the
VCFs.
Here endeth the message: thanks for reading!
John
Received on Fri Jan 25 2002 - 23:57:35 GMT
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