P3D Re: free information

[Tom Deering <tmd@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 8/22/98, STDudley@xxxxxxx wrote:

>George, justify making a profit to support your "hobby".  It makes me wonder
>about your true motives.    Are you in it for the love of a hobby -- or is
>this a business?  I suppose a real "litmus" test would be whether you write-
>off your expenses to say --- the NSA/PSA conferences on your taxes.
>
>   I do have a "thought" for you.  Why don't you start a "Businessman's-3D"
>and you and the rest of the people on this forum who want to dicuss money-
>making ideas on 3-D can exchange your profit-making ideas there and keep them
>off of this forum.  I for one would certainly appreciate it.

I can see why "thought" was in quotations, since it only resembles one.  I
have heard a lot of tripe on P-3D lately, but this is certainly the rudest
and most thoughtless message I've read here.

I pray George ignores this poorly-considered blather.  Like the Johhny
Appleseed of stereo, I saw George explain the basics over and over to a
long line of newbies in Richmond.  He handed advice and information out
like candy, and there was a crowd in front of him for two days, all day
long.  George's cameras, viewers and other items are of excellent quality,
and downright cheap, too.  He rates pretty high in my book of *donors* to
the hobby.  STDudley obviously doesn't know who is is speaking about.

Sure he sells stuff.  Good for him!  I challenge STDudley to do the same,
we need more sources for our little hobby, not fewer.  Thank god there are
people willing to spend their savings on the odd trinkets stereo people
need.  Or perhaps STDudley would like to manufacture all his own viewers,
mounts and supplies.

STDudley is invited to start "Rude-3D" and take his selfish ideas there.

Tom Deering



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