RE: rt website

From: W. Jack Hilton III (HEMI@charter.net)
Date: Fri Feb 25 2000 - 08:44:17 EST


You are exactly correct, Bill.

I remember when that issue came up on the R/T list and I think it was
prudent at that time for that reason.

At 01:23 AM 2/25/00 -0600, you wrote:
>The R/T list was closed to non R/T owners due to the Towing issue when DC
>was monitoring the posts and trying to use them against the owners. Since
>that is about over there may come a time that the list will reopen, but I
>can't really say for sure.
>
>********************************************
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>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of therrin@isaac.net
>Sent: Friday, July 10, 2893 5:44 PM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: rt website
>
>
> > I'm not gonna flame anyone, since I'm not about flaming. I will, however,
> > make an attempt to explain why it bothers me so that the R/T list is
> > closed to non-R/T owners.
>
>Mike,
>I've read all the posts here from people wanting the R/T list to be open.
>I'm probably
>going to get
>some heat for this, but as an R/T owner I don't see why having the list
>closed is a
>problem.
>There is already a list for all Dakota owners, we're using it right now. If
>the R/T list
>were open it
>might as well not exist at all, everyone could just use DML. I'm not saying
>that would be
>a bad
>thing, I'm just saying that opening the R/T list would defeat the purpose of
>it's
>existence, which
>is an email list by and for R/T owners. Personally, I would have no problem
>if the Dakota
>4x4
>owners created their own list and closed it. Why would I not care? Because
>I don't own a
>
>Dakota 4x4. I don't think it's elitist to want a forum where one can read
>and post to a
>group
>where one knows the audience owns the exact same truck as you do. It's nice
>to have a
>group
>that is more tightly focused on just the R/T. I enjoy the DML also for more
>general Dakota
>
>discussions. There is nothing in the R/T group in terms of information that
>you're not
>already
>seeing here on DML. R/T specific stuff maybe, but why would someone who
>doesn't own an R/T
>
>care about that? If the R/T list were opened to non-R/T owners I would
>probably drop it,
>as it
>would then be redundant with the DML. I think most R/T list members feel
>that way. I'm
>sorry if
>this makes me "elitist" in some peoples' eyes. I'm not elitist, as those who
>have met me
>will
>attest. Jon Smith met me last year at the dyno day. Mike, it looks like you
>will be at the
>
>Richmond, VA meet March 4th. I look forward to meeting you there. If after
>meeting me in
>person you still feel I'm an elitist for enjoying the R/T list for R/T's
>only, then I will
>respect your
>opinion.
>
>Terry
>99 FR CC RT

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W. Jack Hilton III

Newnan , GA

HEMI@charter.net

http://webpages.charter.net/hemi/jbd1.html

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