In a message dated 4/25/01 7:16:52 PM, schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com writes: << I agree with Jackie. It is not an easy task to keep a forum like this operating smoothly. >> I'm going to go with Nick and Jackie on this. One nice thing about aol is that they are good at responding to spam. I send EVERY direct piece to TOSSPAM for aol to deal with. So far not one repeat in 10 years <G>. In fact, I run into it so infrequently that when things smack of attempts to get me to spend my money on stuff I'm totally uninterested in, I react. I didn't in this case, the humble approach got me <G>, but KNEW Jackie would. I love all the paddling sites and I'm a gear freak so just about anything that has to do with kayaking I'll at least look at. I didn't have time to look at this, though I have planned to. It is just that the presence of sales pitches feels so foreign here. It is jarring. I know full well members sneak in plugs for what they do and I have bought things from people on this list who have done it. For me it needs to stay below the horizon. Joan *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Apr 25 2001 - 19:56:36 PDT
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