Re: Herb & Me - QUESTION

"Greg Crinklaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> In that case the $300 is
> demanded for no other reason than because Herb thinks they should
> sponsor and he is annoyed that they don't.  If he hopes that by denying
> them personal use that they will pony up -- that's coercion.

My goodness! I hadn't realized that! Hang the dirty dog! How dare he want
people to pay back some of his expenses! How dare he try to coerce people.
And how dare he arbitrarily set his own rules about who has to pay and who
doesn't have to pay. I mean really now. He almost acts like he owns it and
pays the bills himself!

Afterall, when I put an ad in the local newspaper, they give it to me free
as long as it is not for my professional use. And even if they wanted me to
pay, I'm sure they wouldn't "coerce" me and insist I pay once I explained
that doing so would make me unhappy... oh wait a minute.

Now I have it! If I take out an ad in the Nickle Ads, they don't make me
pay... oh wait a minute.

I know, if I take out a radio ad, I'm sure they will give it to me for
free... won't they?

> Why should
> they pay for *private* use when nobody else does?

That's right comrade, you tell him! That capitalistic running dog thinks he
owns it and can set up his own rules without keeping you happy!

> Charge people based on their use, not
> what the do for a living!

Again you are right! He has no authority to make the rules for astromart and
decide that people should be charged on the  basis of whether or not they
produce or sell astro products. The worst part is that if you let him get
away with this, there is no telling where it will stop. It may even spread
to his shop in Anacortes. If we let him go on out of control, the next thing
you know, he will think he has the right to decide what scopes to stock in
his store! And what would happen then? My goodness, the next thing you know,
Astronomics might follow suit and think they can decide what to stock and
even (shudder!) what price to put on it without even asking us!

> Greg Crinklaw
> Astronomical Software Developer
> Cloudcroft, New Mexico, USA (33N, 106W, 2700m)
>
> SkyTools Software for the Observer:
> http://www.skyhound.com/cs.html
>
> Skyhound Observing Pages:
> http://www.skyhound.com/sh/skyhound.html

I'm sorry, I didn't catch that. What do you do and sell?

Sorry Greg, but your arguments keep getting sillier and sillier. This is
obviously a personal issue for you, and you are here just to see how much
mud you can sling. With that, you have descended into the role of a common
troll, and henceforth I will ignore this tripe as the output of a troll.
It's a shame, because I (and others) have observed that you are otherwise a
nice guy with much to contribute.

Clear Skies

Chuck Taylor
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