I particularly enjoy the mention of web sites & pages that show shells, offer shells for sale and/or trade, etc.. I keep a record of these sites for when I have time to "surf" the net, and enjoy my hobby. I hope you all don't regulate this list to death - I am enjoying it just like it is! Sam [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: ferreter <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 1:28 AM Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] all for one and one...... >Maybe the better idea would be to occasionally let the dealer make their >presence known , heck if it weren't for the shell dealers or brokers a lot >of land locked collectors wouldn't have access to these beautiful shells. >now blatant and continual advertising would over step the bounds of good >taste. Who knows maybe the offer they make one day could be that rare nerite >you were waiting for . , just a thought . >Mark James & Peta Susan Bethke >3001 South Ocean Dr. Suite 4-V >Hollywood, Florida >33019-2804 >U.S.A. >"Skepticism does not exist in a vacuum." > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ross Mayhew <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 4:56 AM >Subject: all for one and one...... > > >> Guess i did "cross the line", emboldened by the lack of flack to >Mr. Lipe's brief plug, and all sorts of people telling us about things like >the wonderful creations they or their webmasters are doing on and planning >for their commercial sites in recent months (myself included, i confess!!). >Why don't we ALL just take a valium and swear off ALL commercial activity >being promoted, encouraged or conducted on the list (as well as trading >offers)- even selling things to finance important surgery, which could be >done using the mailing list for Conch-l, as Paul did to great effect, and i >also did, to decidedly less success (i thought if i could just get people to >drop in once.... :> ). We have been gradually letting a LOT of stuff "slip >by", and it is detracting from what the list is supposed to be. Certainly >we can discuss the relationship between dealers and the pursuit of >Conchology in general or even quite specific terms, but making plugs for >specific commercial activity, even of the "experimental" sort, should be >forbidden in the most absolute way, or else it will gradually return. I rest >my case (honest!!), and will leave it up to everyone else to follow suit. >>Respectfully yours, >>Ross M. >>Ross Mayhew: Schooner Specimen Shells: >Http://www.schnr-specimen-shells.com >>"We Specialize in the Unusual" >>Phone: (902) 876-2241 Snail Mail; P.O Box 20005, RPO Spryfield, >>Halifax, N.S., Canada, B3R 2K9. >>But try to find "something for Everyone"!! >>