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) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
