Re: Press releases & QCUSA

["Eric Harman" <ericha@wrq.com>]

While I agree with much of what you say, David, I do take exception
to a few things.  I've only been on the list since December and I, too,
have found it very valuable.  I guess my disagreements fall into 2
categories.  The first can be explained with 2 quotes from you.  As
far as your problem with 1a goes, just use 1b.  

1) a)"...there is way too much bandwidth used by people joking around,
 letting conversations degrade to a useless level and bitching about
"sales
 pitches" and the way the QCUSA is run."
   b) "If you see something that doesn't interest you, delete the damn 
message and get on with life..."

2) QCUSA  The reason people who aren't members are interested is
that they would like to be members in a national (or international) Audi 
organization.  Right now there are too many questions with how the org.
is run for me to fill out the form.  The point is now moot for me since I
am selling my Audi, but it is those questions which kept me from
joining before I decided to sell.  

    -Eric Harman (ericha@wrq.com)
    Seattle, WA
    '91 Audi 200 Quattro, '90 Mazda 626 Touring Sedan GT

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> From: David Robbins <drobbins@net2net.com>
> To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: Re: Press releases & QCUSA
> Date: Friday, July 19, 1996 7:54 AM
> 
> 
> As a regular contributor to this list, here's my rant and rave on these
> subjects.  Some of these feelings have been building for a while, so
before
> I start, I'll put my asbestos suit on...
> 
> While much of the content on this list is technical in nature and VERY
> useful, there is way too much bandwidth used by people joking around,
> letting conversations degrade to a useless level and bitching about
"sales
> pitches" and the way the QCUSA is run.
> 
> Many people over the past few days (and this is not the first time)
> complained incessantly about the offer of Audi-oriented artwork by the
> distributor of this artwork.  The people who have done this, and
> subsequently led the conversation down a useless path, have used far
more
> bandwidth than the original poster ever did.  If you see something that
> doesn't interest you, delete the damn message and get on with life...
> 
> Furthermore, this whole issue with QCUSA.  I'm amazed how people who
won't
> join QCUSA want to change the organization and want to see other
people's
> Quattro Quarterly (which we have paid for).  I sure hope this issue and
> QCUSA doesn't rear its ugly head every three months.
> 
> I think this is a great list.  Unfortunately, at times it becomes very
> unfocused.  It is these tangents that lower the quality.  I love my Audi
and
> have gained some very informative and useful data points from this
group.  I
> look forward to a long relationship with the car, this group and many of
its
> members..
> 
> -DMR.
>
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