Hey Jim,

Though not entirely useless, those are anecdotal examples. I really have no idea what the "community" feels about it overall. I'm questioning the broad statement that something is unwelcome here. If you are speaking for more than the handful of vocal individuals, I don't think you can say that with any certainty. Many (many) people here rarely post a message. How can you speak for them? And, anecdotally speaking, it seems to me that there are just as many who have said they don't mind as there are against it. But I don't have any real numbers...


>Jay,
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>Go back and have a gander at: New VFPConversion Site! - Press Release Thread #910940 Message #910940 [and you may not be aware, but the identical advertisement was received even more negatively in the Web Connection wwThreads forum].
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>There you will see how virtually any respondent without some connection to JVP said the whole thing was inappropriate and didn't belong here.
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>Then have a gander at this thread, where a similar reaction was obtained.
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>Then, consider that even after that the Montreal venue was "announced".
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>I think it's reasonable to say these "announcements" are deemed UNwelcomed by consensus.
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>>Unwelcome by whom? Everybody? A consensus? The UT administration? Or a small vocal group? Nobody asked me what I thought. Maybe there should be a poll...
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>>>You can snicker and giggle all you want, but the fact of the matter is that it has been made crystal clear in the past that such "announcements" are UNwelcomed here.
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