Thank you Trevor.  Your fresh perspective has = hopefully allowed all of us to take another look at the sticker = contest.  I think it is a shame that the party got = spoiled.

Heck, call me selfish, but I just wanted to be able = to buy a few hundred stickers and pass them out to all the Vanagons = that I come across.  (There's probably 800 just here in Santa = Barbara)

The sticker contest debacle would have never = happened, of course, if the list was run as a dictatorship.  Or = should we elect a Prime Minister?...  Anoint a Monarch?

Let's get the sticker contest back on track!  = Too much work went into it to let it just die...

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Stickerless in Santa Barbara

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.C= OM]On Behalf
> Of The Skylight Guy
> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 7:55 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Ken removes sticker page
>
>
> As I am trying to catch up on the archives, I = was really interested in
> the stickers and contest. Ron's chart was = really useful in filling in
> the blanks. The enthusiasm between the e-mails = was infectuous...then
> what happened? Surely those lame little flames = couldn't put out such a
> great service to this newsgroup.
>
> When a listee before, we always talked of all = sorts of ideas (just not
> antifreeze and motors and transmissions, which = are very important
> topics  because we all all tinkering with = our boxes). The
> main reason I
> bought my Westy was to travel and meet others. = We told travel
> stories -
> shared thoughts in between figuring out how to = fix the fridge, whether
> Ron was back from Europe and what line of parts = did he get,
> and who are
> the reputable machinics in our area. (Hi Scott, = new listee!). And once
> in awhile the flamers would get carried away. = Whether in person or
> online they always emerge. Anyway, the thought = of those e-mails on the
> bottom of the sticker page shutting down the = entire process
> is terrible.
>
> I can understand why Ken took his marbles and = went home. But
> lets get it
> back on track. The flamers are using sticker = filters, remember;) The
> sticker idea is great. The concept brings us = together as a
> community. I
> would loveto see more and was so disappointed = the page was not there.
> I'd love to get involved.
> --
> Peace!
>
> Trevor Reid
>
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