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Re: TFN: Sitting Target

#536
From: karl mamer
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 00:00
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Bob Allisat wrote:
> 
>  Who, you ask yourself, would
>  have any interest in Toronto
>  Freenet sufficient to engage
>  in the destructive and negative
>  actions I have described? "Ha!"
>  you laugh to yourselves, "TFN
>  is worthless - and almost bankrupt!
>  Bob's as crazy as our old friend
>  Nabil!"

What will you do for an account if the TFN
goes belly up?

>  TFN is worth millions of dollars if
>  you consider it as a community of
>  20,000 persons. Community Networking
>  is a vast and as yet unsuccessful
>  market for businesses. And having such
>  a large potential starter base may
>  be very appealing to possible
>  investors.

Yep, just like the Olympics. I've heard you call
for massive corporate support of the TFN before,
boB. Yet, you're the first one to scream when
corporations get involved in the support of
any activity (eg amature athletics). Why do
you think they'll behave any differently
with your precious TFN? Me thinks the first
move they would make is to silence you.

>  a commercial venture. The advertising
>  potential for a revamped TFN alone
>  will pay a handsome income. Then there
>  are the ineveitable access fees.

I hate to break it to you boB, but advertiser
haven't exactly flocked to the net. I believe
Yahoo! is the only site that's actually
broken even based on ad revenues.

>  in a year or two. Let's keep it free
>  from profiteers as well as censors.

And yet you want corporate sponsorship...

>  Thank you for your patience.

Huh?

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From: karl mamer <KAMAMER!Cut!Me!No!Uce@INTERLOG.COM>
Subject: Re: TFN: Sitting Target
Date: 1997/03/18
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