Cary, No worries. You are probably our most prolific poster and we'd be lot without you. And you are still the most dangerous man in podcasting. :)
Shag Sent from my iPhone On Oct 7, 2012, at 9:56 AM, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey! I make an effort too! > On Oct 7, 2012, at 9:54 AM, Van <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you for your insights, Serv. >> >> From my perspective, I don't really think of most of those posts as >> "self-promotion," though I suppose I can see how others here would take them >> that way. I see post after post here talking about the many benefits of the >> latest cell phone or pad or other tech device, most of which I couldn't care >> less about. I see that as incessant promotion of items for sale that I don't >> want to read about, and if I were on regular emails here I would delete them >> unread. As it is, I just scroll past them in the digest. >> >> I never "blast emails" anywhere. What you're thinking of is when I send an >> email to this group and to the Pulp Factory and maybe copy in a friend in >> Virginia. Hardly an email "blast" that lacks consideration for whether I >> think the recipients want to receive it or not. I've been assuming you guys, >> being proud geeks like me, would be INTERESTED in such things. As a >> small-press author who writes things geeks tend to like, I assumed you all >> would be as interested in a new SF book by me, or a podcast on a subject you >> might be interested in, as in a new cell phone. >> >> In other words, if I do a podcast with RevSF or with ESO, I figure it's >> likely something some of you might be interested in or would want to know >> about. Just as I want to hear about Mike's and Shag's productions. >> >> The reason I joined this group, and the only reason I've stayed, was to >> receive such information about the activities of Mike and Shag. Coming >> aboard, I assumed much of the traffic here would be about the newest Long >> Box episodes, etc. So, similarly, i assumed my own postings about such >> activities would be welcomed and valued. Clearly I was very wrong, and I >> apologize. >> >> Since this board is not remotely serving the needs I came to it with--I >> never get the desired info from those guys-- and since I've proven to be a >> real problem here with the choices I've made on it, I'll sign off. >> >> No hard feelings. I just misunderstood the purpose of this group. >> >> By the way, Luke has been by far the best thing here. Y'all should be WAY >> nicer to him. Most days, he's the only one really making an effort. >> >> Ravenface is a joke. But y'all already knew that. >> >> --Van >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/theuniquegeek/-/WMbNjzMMSc8J. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
