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Re: Re: Off Topic Posts (Again)


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  • Subject: Re: Re: Off Topic Posts (Again)
  • From: "Mick Furlong" <dorsai@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 14:02:44 -0000
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Andy

most sensible post yet and I don't see it offending anyone.

With regards the HA Distributor if I was gaining part of my income from HA
(I
wish!)then I would take the time and trouble to read this list despite the
OT
posts. It is good business sense to do market research.

Mick

Andy Powell <ukha@xxxxxxx> said:


>
> [***WARNING: Content may offend***]
>
> One thing I will say, bearing in mind that some wont see their mail
> until they get home, I've re-read all the messages on this topic and
> there does not appear to be a great deal of *actual* objection to the
> OT posts voiced.
>
> So why is there a problem?
>
> Granted we should wait a day or so to give people the opertunity to
> express their views but to be honest if there are only one or two
> objectors and 50 non-objectors.. then quite frankly "the needs of
the
> many outweigh the needs of the few"..
>
> I wouldn't want *anyone* to drop off the list at all, however I am
> not *worried* that someone who sells HA stuff has dropped of list
> because of the traffic. It does not worry me, it may sadden me but it
> certainly doesn't worry me. People make their own choices, if they
> choose to leave rather than delete then it's sad but so's life.
>
> I'm now running the risk of saying some bad things so I'll STFU
>
> Most definately IM*H*O
>
> Andy
>
>
> --- In ukha_d@y..., "Mark Hopley" <mhopley@l...>
wrote:
> > I have been lurking on this group for a little while now and I
> enjoy reading all the posts, even though at times it is hard to keep
> on top of the volume of mail.
> > Although this is a HA list, I appreciate it more because of the
off
> topic stuff.
> > I see this list as a group of like-minded, gadget loving, tech
> bargain hunting people. HA is a common theme but so is home cinema,
> networking, computing etc.
> > It would be a shame to break it up into smaller groups, but again
> this is just my opinion.
> >
> > As long as I don't miss out on the next Epods, split air-con,
> fingerprint reader etc :-)
> >
> > Mark Hopley
> >
>
>
>
>
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