Werner, I have a directory on my system called "Englenotes". You would not believe how many times I've referenced them. Your last reply allows me to not feel as guilty about the free knowledge. Thanks. Regards, James Patten -----Original Message----- From: joyce [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, August 27, 1999 2:36 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] Hey! Whatsa' matter with ya'll? werner, I am glad you are "selling" on the TechNet. I have learn a lot from you and the others. Some of the "consultant" I have encounter would not "sell" their knowledge for free...anything has a price tag...and you pay, you will find out how little they know ...sometimes, even mess up the whole issue (by giving "either ....or... may be...Lets Hypothesis...")...If selling free can generate business, you have real stuff to sell! (Isn't that how the software "free ware" with paied update version generate businees...I believe few of the software Co. IPO made few names rich and famous..)... Mike, you have problem with Werner's free "selling"? wait until you pay some of the so called "consultant"...(watch out with someone come with 10 pages of resume...;-)...You may indeed "learn" something...with a fee! jk At 10:29 PM 8/26/99 EDT, you wrote: >Hi Mike, >Am I selling something? Well, I guess every time a put my name under a >posting it keeps my name current. So I guess I do in that sense. But, what I >am trying to do is give back to the industry, that has been pretty good to me >for over 30 years. Right now I sure don't need more business, I am as much >loaded up until the end of the year as I would like to be; I like to play >golf 3 times a week and have to keep up with the industry and literature; >after all, as my wife keeps reminding me, I am retired (sort of). However, >when people need more substantial help it might reduce the search process. >Do you really think giving advice away for free is good business. My wife >thinks I am crazy to do it; and after having gone through some 150 e-mails >today, I can't really tell her that she is wrong [some of you may agree with >her anyway]. But if it were that good a selling tool, where are the other >consultants? >Werner > >############################################################## >TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c >############################################################## >To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in >the body: >To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> >To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET >############################################################## >Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional >information. >If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or >847-509-9700 ext.5365 >############################################################## > ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5365 ############################################################## ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5365 ##############################################################