Re: Let's CLEAN this Apple II community UP completely

[Blight@kainzow.net (Black_Dog)]

In article <9w1U4.47222$55.361538@news1.sttls1.wa.home.com>, "Ernest"
<ernestls@home.com> wrote:

> Cturley2 wrote in message <20000515180802.10464.00003048@ng-bh1.aol.com>...
> >;) Here's a good solution for everything; let's kill all of the Asimov
> mirror
> >sites, then I can delete my entire web site and the GSWV forum on Delphi,
> Steve
> >Nelson can take Ground off line, I could sell my domain name 'apple2.net'
> to
> >some moral and worthy Apple II user out there and then there's nothing left
> for
> >anybody but; gno.org and all of the other proper and 100% legal apple2
> related
> >resources and sites.
> >
> >Of course you'd still have to work on getting the Apple IIgs Gaming Memory
> >
> >Would that make everybody happy?
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Tom
> 
> Tom, you would make almost three people happy by doing this; I say almost
> three because two of them secretly take advantage of the resources that you
> mentioned, and only complain because they have nothing better to do. That
> leaves one control freak who would be beside themselves with joy because
> they got their way, at everyone else's expense. You know the saying, "it
> only  takes one control freak to spoil it for everyone."
> 
> I think that there are many people in this group, and others who don't even
> know about this group yet, who would agree with me when I say that I'm glad
> that you (and other helpful people like you) are here to help the rest of us
> figure out how to do something with our Apple II's. You've been very helpful
> to me, and I'm glad that you are here, and I'm glad that there are sources
> of free software for me to enjoy.
> 
> I don't lose any sleep if a hand full of egocentric controlling types are
> distressed that a few FTP sites might be distributing software that "they"
> are trying to keep the rest of us from enjoying. Try to keep it in
> perspective, Man, because no matter what you do, there are always going to
> be people who don't like it, and they will wail and howl, gnash their teeth
> and pull at their hair like it's the most important thing ever but so what.
> That's what the mail filter is for.
> 
> You do what you do because you enjoy it -not for profit, and not for power.
> You offer something useful, that's needed and appreciated, and you do it for
> free. I'm happy that you do it, and I wish that you could hear all the
> whispers of gratitude over the din of a few squeaking wheels.
> 
> Ernest


I couldn't agree more!