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Subject:Re: [Syncro] Vendors on the list, was: Re: Vanagon Springs - Stop the flame wars!
From:Ben McCafferty
Date:Fri, 22 Feb 2002 07:16:27 -0800

Not picking on them, just pointing out that you can't exactly walk down the
street to get parts...
bmc  :)
"Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."

> From: "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
> Reply-To: "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
> Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 09:12:06 -0600
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: [Syncro] Vendors on the list, was: Re: Vanagon Springs - Stop the
> flame wars!
> 
> Whats wrong with Studebaker's?
> 
> Don't go picking on them now !!
> 
> Neat Car's !!!
> 
> 
> E-mail message
> 
> From: ben@kbmc.net (Ben�McCafferty) Date: Fri, Feb 22, 2002, 6:54am
> (CST-2) To: wvveedub@NETSCAPE.NET (WVVW), vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM,
> syncro@yahoogroups.com (syncro) Subject: [Syncro] Vendors on the list,
> was: Re: Vanagon Springs - Stop the flame wars!
> We have visited this topic a couple of times recently, and again, for
> the record, I would emphatically oppose banning vendors from the list.
> In case you haven't noticed, we don't exactly have unlimited choices of
> parts dealers out there, especially for syncro parts, and they all
> provide useful information to the list, not just to customers. That in
> my opinion is a good list member--someone who is interested in/owns
> vanagons, and tries to help when their knowledge allows.
> Have I had my problems with the list vendors? Absolutely. But I've
> usually been able to resolve them offline, and not drag the list into
> it. To me, banning them would be kind of like having an Auto Show and
> not allowing any manufacturers to participate. Pretty soon we'll all own
> Studebakers if we continue down this road.
> My two cents, well ok, three or four cents. bmc :)
> "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."
> Maybe the combined group will have to decide if they really want to
> allow vendors to be a part of the list(?). I mean we don't allow parties
> to spam the group with credit card and porn ads, right? Why not ban all
> people trying to sell stuff?
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