"Maybe it is just me" ... nnooo, that is definitely a 'me too'!! But I guess you do have more patience than I have at this point, Leo ... I simply relegated them to the spam bin, sort of a reflex action these days:-)
Regards/Roger, in Bangkok On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 5:31 AM, Leo Schordje <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To: "Orchid Keeper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> also known as "Orchid > Lover" > > You have contacted me privately and now have solicited the OGD list > looking for content for your "The View From My Windowsill" > http://theviewfrommywindowsill.com website, a.k.a http://teapotdee.com and > your associated web blog http://windowsillorchids.blogspot.com - which all > together seem to be a commercial website promoting your Ebay store. I have > no objection to people running orchid businesses, I have a part time hobby > business myself. BUT I do not give away content to anonymous entities > willingly. I combed through all three sites and could not find any > indication of your name, or who owns the site. If you had a "Who We Are" > page on your website, or if you signed your notes with a real name I might > be interested. But since I know nothing about you, I think it is > unreasonable of you to expect me to give away my hard work for free to an > anonymous person or group that will use it to make a buck. Maybe it is > just me. > I know I don't know all the people on this list, but I have met a > few of the people who post regualrly, and I bet that just about everyone > on this list is a friend of a friend, no further out than 2 degrees of > separation. Peter Mudd in Belgium knows, I was more than happy to share an > article, but he used his real name, I knew of him, I was willing to share. > If you had a name, I could check the friend network and either be glad to > help you or know definitely otherwise. I like to feel like I have a > connection, so if you get little or no response from your OGD request, try > again, next time telling us (the OGD list) who you really are, rather than > just what you want. > > Leo Schordje > _______________________________________________ > the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) > orchids@orchidguide.com > http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com > _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
