[Sunhelp] A message from Amazon.com about my new Wish List

[Chris & Amy Petersen]

Amy,

We, "the token practical-minded, so-called non-understanding 
computer-despising anti-old hardware grump(s)" need a forum too!

I propose a list for the significant others of these dedicated
computer people - 'sohelp' or something like that...

What do you think?

Amy Petersen

Amy wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 18 Mar 2000, Erik Parker wrote:
> 
> > Bill,
> 
> i'm not bill, but since i'm the token practical-minded, so-called
> non-understanding computer-despising anti-old hardware grump, and
> significant-other of bill, i'll add my two cents in.
> 
> > I have mixed thoughts about this. I'm guessing you don't make money off of
> > sunhelp.org.. But it sounds like you might be asking for something in
> > return?
> 
> to say sunhelp isn't a profitable venture would be an understatement.
> housing (is that what you call it?) fees from the local isp for the boxes
> cost hundreds of dollars per month. if he didn't get hardware exchanges,
> the site wouldn't exist (thank you fred, jim, and tobias--you're all
> angels). add in the time involved (which takes away a significant amount
> of sleep, work, and quality time with yours truly) and what you get isn't
> something that's "profitable". i'd venture to say the site loses
> three-four hundred a month. more if you count in the time that he spends
> on the site instead of being out and about working for various companies.
> to be honest i don't think about it because i'd start to see the money
> that doesn't come into this household, and the money that sunhelp is
> losing, i'd demand he yank it. if it wasn't for the very nice people who
> helped us out with sam, the site would've been gone in december due to
> financial difficulties. for what they did, i am eternally grateful (and my
> mother is probably rolling over in her grave because i neglected to send
> proper thank-you notes).
> 
> anyways...
> 
> > Not that I wouldn't love to get things in return for some of the sites of
> > made and spun off. But I don't really expect it, or ask for it.
> 
> neither is bill. he's just saying if you like it and are feeling
> especially realistic and kind or whatever, you can send your thoughts by
> that means if you so choose.
> 
> i hate to be a royal cynic, but all too often people use and abuse
> resources without any realization of exactly how much goes into it. and
> typically, they give jack squat in return. _not even_ a "thanks".
> 
> hell, all we got from sun microsystems, inc was one of their attorneys
> threatening to start lawsuits left and right over the site's content. that
> should give you some perspective. (funnily enough, it was the first time
> they've officially contacted us, outside of all the field engineers that
> continually email to express their thanks and their questions)
> 
> mostly, all he wants is a "hey, i like this and i find it useful". i think
> he just pulled the wish list idea from some other site and thought it
> would be nifty.
> 
> hopefully this answers and alleviates some of your concerns and questions.
> 
> --amy
> 
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