On 9/1/2014 1:39 PM, Robert Fisher wrote:
> A picture's worth X words and a video's worth X+ when somebody's trying to
> diagnose a problem - or even just show off their upgrades. Recent
> discussions about the meaning of "engine turning over" come to mind.
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> I believe it was Sudhir that started that page. I'm pretty sure that the
> first wave of members actually were all members of this list, and it was a
> useful way to give context to the names we'd see in our emails.  Of course
> we have no convenient way to tell when we add someone whether they're gerry
> list members or not. I suspect that in that regard it's becoming just
> another Vanagon owner's group page.
>   On Sep 1, 2014 1:17 PM, "Rob" <vwrobb@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I just noticed this and had to wonder about the use of the word "Official".
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>>>> About
>> Public GroupPublic Group
>> The "Official" Group of the Vanagon Mailing List · Edit
>> 200 members(21 new) · Invite by Email<<
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>> Then I wondered about the "why" a 20 year old email list had a facebook
>> page.... then I figured there was a correlation between my dwindling emails
>> and the growth of fb..
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>> Rob
>> vwrobb@gmail.com
>> Volkswagen Enthusiast ....
...and although I just was approved, the instant pictures and
video/audio can be a plus, but I'd NEVER leave the "list".  That would
be rude and disrespectful....

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