>John,
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>>That is a pretty sad commentary. Let me get this straight... you are a technical editor of one of the 2 dediciated Fox pubs - and you will not attend the conference for the product you write/publish about? I for one find it astounding that Ragan Pubs won't foot the bill - again for product you write/publish.
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>By the end of November I will have attended 4 Fox-related conferences this year and will have met with authors and community leaders at the Las Vegas conference. Both Mike King (FoxTalk's publisher) and I will be in Las Vegas talking with the community, meeting with Microsoft and many of the MVP's, and representing FoxTalk there. That does not show a lack of commitment to excellence or of service to the community -- just the opposite.
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>Ragan has committed significant resources to the re-launch of FoxTalk, and we are putting even more resources into expanding FoxTalk's subscriber base and reach into the community.
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>>You really can't say or claim any commitment to excellence if either you or your publisher is too cheap to attend the major conference for Fox.
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>What is cheap is the shot you just took at me and my publisher. Stop trolling and give up the jihad, John.

Dave, *please* don't bite. It has been so nice here.