Date:         Thu, 21 Jan 1999 19:27:45 -0800
Reply-To:     "Steven X. Schwenk" <Steve@SCHWENK-LAW.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Steven X. Schwenk" <Steve@SCHWENK-LAW.COM>
Subject:      old timers gone...
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What a shame to see several list legends leave, as they have over the
last 6 months or so.  I may be wrong, but this has become a pretty
hostile place.  Some of the personal attacks are outrageous.  (I am
guilty, too, at least when it comes to the battle over
commericialization and trashing vendors, i.e. commercial entities, not
individuals.)  Some people seem to think that debating means attacking,
insulting and trashing the person on the otherside of the issue.  There
seems to be little room for honest debate of even technical issues, let
alone list issues.

I sure will miss tim's wit and wisdom, as i do g.m.bulley's and the
others who have gone...and the weekly statz, too.  Hopefully the new
syncro list will take off and offer the opportunity for something
better.  Not so much noise and discord and attacks and fighting and
commercialization.

adieu, tim...

steve