I've been busy and hadn't really had time to respond to this. And, I think that the whole issue of the list being what we make of it has been pretty well covered.
But, I felt the need to take a minute to defend Garry Hill and Track and Field News. To suggest that Garry and T&FN are the reason for the current condition of the list is ludicrous. The internet has dramatically changed since this list first got started. The access to results, news, other list servers; and, yes, even message boards has grown exponentially. Many have chose to utilize these other resources and to reduce their participation on this list. Gary and T&FN simply saw an opportunity for their business to expand it's services. To villify them for doing the same as Runner's World, Running Times, Let's Run, Run-Insight, Track Shark and many others have done is irresponsible. It's unfortunate that you are angry about the current status of the list. But, you don't have to take it out on Gary and T&FN just because they are doing what they can to maximize the potential for their business. And, whether you like their mag or not (I personally really enjoy it), it is the best we've got for this sport in the U.S. And, if we lose them, it's likely that no one is going to step in to fill their spot. Tony Banovich Billings, Montana ----- Original Message ----- From: "KIMBERLEY A SPIR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "edndana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Athletics" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 6:25 PM Subject: t-and-f: dynamite the bridge. Why? > Darkwing is dead. > > Garry Hill siphoned off the best of you with his attempt to attract more > readers to his magazine. A lot of people, apparently, are buying into this > forum of large, long, ludicrous and loud dialogue that he now commands. > Garry Hill now corners the youth and collegiate email opinion market that > orginiated from this chatline in the 1990s. > > To support what was a once noble but now crappy magazine. >
