[W126 Coupe] Decision time with regard to the "new" MB Coupes list

[rltimmerma at cox.net]

I've been lurking and learning a great deal over the years,  i signed up right away and welcome the upgrade.  I vote don't give up yet.  Lets keep reminding folks to get with the new program!

Ray Timmerman
'90 SEC


---- Barry Corno <bc at unitedsalad.com> wrote: 

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I agree with Ramay, give it another month. I will even help slap for the
cost Gerry.

 

B.C.

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From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
[mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of joe chiappinelli
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 6:31 AM
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Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Decision time with regard to the "new" MB
Coupeslist

 

Just registered. Please don't give up Steve. This site is not what it
once was or could be. Come on folks, take the time to register.

J.Chip

On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 8:29 AM, Brent von Behrens <fdvb at msn.com> wrote:

Well that sucks. Thanks for trying Gerry, I really thought it was a good
idea. 
Regards,
Brent
 

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To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
From: gerryvz at me.com
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:17:05 +0000
Subject: [W126 Coupe] Decision time with regard to the "new" MB Coupes
list

 

Hello all,


I got sick and tired of the spam on this list, not to mention the fact
that nobody is minding the store here to stop it, and also the fact that
this list software is really circa 1995 in terms of capabilities. I'm
talking woefully out of date.






I thought I'd provide folks with an alternative and with the help of
Steve Nervig, we very quickly did just that. We have had about 28 people
sign up for the new list, and there has been some traffic on it.




However, I do see via this list that people want to continue using this
antiquated list, and I guess people don't mind the spam here.
The trial period for the "new" list at mbcoupes.org is coming to a close
on September 2nd, and after that point I'll be required to pay $65 to
continue to operate the list for the next year. I don't mind paying this
myself (as I paid for the mbcoupes.org domain name already) for the good
of the community, if people want to use it. It's not a money thing, at
all. But it seems that the usage has been lower than I thought -- people
didn't seem to want to move from this list over to the new one.




I'm good with that, folks vote with their feet .. or not. If people
don't want to use the new list, I'm not going to push the issue nor
spend $65 per year to operate a dead list.






So, just a heads up to all, I'm going to let the "new" mbcoupes.org
e-mail list expire on September 2nd. I will delete all names and email
addresses for the 28 folks who signed up. For those who signed up for
the new list, a heart-felt thanks for your willingness to try something
new.  I think Steve will also delete the sign-up web page he created for
the new list.




Cheers,
Gerry


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