Good point, Mike For instance, I found a pair of winches on Craigslist on the other end of the country. The seller was reluctant to ship them to me. A very kind lister was instrumental in obtaining them and shipping them to me. I think the more personal nature of the email format helps that process.
I also have met listers in my travels and asked listers for local information. I'm not sure I'd be as comfortable on a personal basis with members of a forum. As always, listers are welcome to contact me when they are in the south Louisiana area. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 7:40 AM, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I have personally met several people who came from this list. Also on the > J27 Yahoo group with its email list I met a couple people. I have never met > a single person through any forum > > > > I have met and chatted with Bob Abbott and Rich Knowles because I knew their > names and boats from the list I have been on both of their boats > > > > I have had many email conversations with Harry Hallgring and he even did a > visual inspection of my current boat while I was in the process of purchasing > it. Our paths did not cross in New Bedford, Mass unfortunately due to time > constraints but I do consider many on this list to be friends. > > > > Forums have to be checked. Lists come to you. Many of us prefer the > messages coming to us rather than going to look. Also like many others I do > use forums like sailnet as well but not very often anymore. > > > > So I guess to me LIST = FRIENDS = COMMUNITY. Forum = Impersonal and > anonymity. > > > > Mike > > List Troll > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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