Valerie St. Cyr put it very well... but there may be yet another factor, which could almost be described as the "800 pound gorilla in the corner" that no one wants to mention....

The fabricators, perhaps more than anyone in the world, are in a fight to the death for survival, and not only does this mean they do not have time to visit such things as technet, they may not have a whole lot of interest in helping others (read "competitors") to do things which they have learned to do, perhaps by as series of expensive errors.....

In fact, the amount of information passed around on Technet is slightly astonishing, that it is done so easily, and freely.... I find it telling that the participation on Technet does not reflect the national distribution of PCB production... that is to say, the majority of the participants on Technet come from cultures that are more open, and sharing...

Rudy Sedlak
RD Chemical Company



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