Re: News/400's ClubTech section

["R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr." <rbruceh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: David Gibbs <david@midrange.com>
To: midrange-l@midrange.com <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Date: Friday, July 14, 2000 6:15 PM
Subject: News/400's ClubTech section


>Ok, at the risk of starting an off-topic thread, I'd like to
>ask folks to take a look at the comments on this URL ...
>
>http://www.as400network.com/resources/clubtech/
>
>The statement I'm refering to is "And lastly, do you want to
>see one of the reasons people unsubscribe to mail lists? Check
>out this annoying thread (if you dare)." and provides a link to
>http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l-archive/200007/threads.html#00267
>(which happens to be the thread about Al Barsa's forged review
>of Brad Stone's book).
>
>Is this actually the reason people unsubscribe from mailing
>lists?
>


You better hope not!  ;-)

No, the reason I would unsub is lack of relavent topics.  The above
mentioned "attack" is the same approach one takes with statistics.  Anything
out of context, without being able to review the full context, can lead one
to believe something other than that which is implied by the "item".

happily subscribing away....  bruce...


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R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr.
 -- IBM Certified AS/400 Professional System Administrator
 -- IBM Certified AS/400 Professional Network Administrator
 -- IBM Certified Specialist - AS/400 Administrator
 -- IBM Certified Specialist - RPG IV Developer

"Those who would give up essential Liberty,
  to purchase a little temporary Safety,
  deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

     - The Papers of Ben Franklin



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