Digital BW, The Print

Hi Bruce;

I can't speak for other groups and other occassions, but at least in 
this case the gentleman brought this on himself: He asked for beta 
testers, we asked for more information, he dissembled and ignored our 
requests. I don't think wanting more info before going to the trouble 
and risk of trying his product is unreasonable, and if he'd answered 
even a few basic questions at the beginning, he might have received a 
much better response. 

> What's interesting to me about this is the way this and other groups 
> just beat the hell out of vendors. Then they complain that vendors 
don't 
> participate in the groups.

There are quite a few vendors who do, or at least monitor and respond 
to questions related to their products. Diane York of Hawk Mountain, 
for one, Jim Doyle, CD Tobie, and others from time to time. The vendors 
that tell us what we need to know without givings us a 'hard-sell' or 
run-around get our respect and thanks. As for the rest of them... 
well...Tempus Fugit, amigo, we all have better things to do.

Regards,

Steve Karafyllakis