I don't think that this forum is inappropriate for this discussion. I (and I think Dave) never said and don't support the idea of getting rid of the printed form of the Coupe Capers. Obviously, not everyone is online. Even if everyone was online, I still need something to read while taking care of business in the john. <grin>
But Skip HAS gone out of his way to discredit our efforts at utilizing the Internet for what it is good at, namely, getting rare information available, and bringing people together in who are geographically seperated. This is troubling to me. *WHY* has he done this? What motivates him? In what way is the coupe community threatened by having channels for active discourse and access to information? *EVERYONE* is a Pilot in Command. *EVERY* piece of information has to be weighed and evaluated as to whether we believe it. That goes without saying, but perhaps it needs to be said. Dave, I, and others have volunteered to make an EOC web site...but for a long time he resisted the idea. Then he comes out and says, "maybe we should just get rid of the coupe capers." !?!huh?! and then, "Well, fine then, I'm going to just have a minimalist web site, and oh by the way, most of the stuff out there is crap." Why are we upset by this? Because we were just trying to build an online community. We are just trying to get good information out there on the airplane we love. The problems with the printed version are easily met with a complementary web version...*which* we already have, namely: a) archived articles: I had a problem with my O-200 having excess oil out the oil breather tube. Sure it was addressed in the 1986 Coupe Capers...but how in the world am I as a 2 year member going to know that or have access the information? Web sites are GREAT at having searchable archives. (Oh and by the way, I got an answer in 1 DAY by way of email.) b) Discussing problems with other people in a timely manner. When I have a problem, I can't wait for up to a month for my *question* to be printed, let alone how long it might take for an answer. I'm planning on going to the National EOC convention, and I'm still willing to work out a way that we can all work together. But I really don't like feeling attacked for what has been a purely voluntary attempt to build community. I am curious on what reaction people out there have had. Am I all wet? -Tom -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bob Saville Sent: Monday, March 29, 1999 10:12 AM To: Mi Vida Loca Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Coupe Capers
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