Tim, the strong reaction you've received today comes from a couple of things. Fred, is the longest running continual lister on this list of nearly 2,500 people. He was one of the first to help get it going. He adopted us. Yes, it was good business. But it has served us all well. In addition, he has been part of the host team for the annual rally held in Moab for nearly five years. He has helped countless listers with their KLR problems regardless if it has involved a sale. During the rally, his shop is humming nearly 20 hours a day. During the rest of the year, hundreds of listers have stopped in his shop in Moab and gotten to know him and benefitted from the directions he offers to the best riding in what could be argued dualsport heaven. In short, while Fred has benefitted from the list in his business, many of us and I do mean many...have come to consider him a friend.
The internet is an unbelievably powerful tool. Your choice to share your friend's experience on this list was intended to put the 2,500 listers on the list on alert. For the hundreds of people that Fred has helped this was too much of a potential injustice without Fred being able to respond to a fairly negative accusation and for all of to know the exact details of your friends transaction.
You stepped into a landmine...
Kurt Simpson
>>> trsrdr 10/1/2002 10:11:03 AM >>>
Ok, on the point of posting while Fred is away. My friend didn't
know Fred was on vacation. I haven't checked the group lately, so I
didn't know he was on vacation. I didn't write the message, I merely
posted it where he couldn't. Talk to the administrator to add more
members. I'm sure he would love to join this group of vultures.
Actually with his years of riding experience and engineering
background, he'd have a lot of positive feedback to add to the
group.