[GreenKeys] I'm sitting on a fortune?

[Paul Heller]

And this would be a good time to say thanks to Gil on behalf of all 762 of us. We don’t say that often enough to you, Gil. 

Paul
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> On Oct 28, 2020, at 7:14 PM, Gil Smith <gil at baudot.net> wrote:
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> All:
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> Posting ebay links has never been a problem in my 15+ years as GK moderator.
> 
> Even ok by me if someone posts links to their own items for sale, as long as they are tty or vintage tech, and not too frequent -- now this could easily be abused by someone making the list a personal store, in which case that would be a problem, but the occassional post about items of interest to us all does not seem like a big deal.
> 
> Off-topic posts are also fine (and I post some) as long as they are hopefully of general interest to the group -- be judicious in selecting off-topic things, but it has never really been a problem.  
> 
> One thing I have always expected is the avoidance of any postings related to divisive issues (politics/religion/sexual-orientation...) and you folks have all been awesome in respecting that (and hence respecting each other), so a great big thank you from me.  
> 
> Of course, this list exists for all of you, so feel free to chime in with your thoughts.
> 
> BTW, as of today greenkeys has 762 members in multiple countries.  I recall when the list was probably half that size.
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> gil
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> gil smith, AF7EZ
> greenkeys moderator
> gil at baudot.net
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] I'm sitting on a fortune?
> From: Paul Heller <paul0926 at comcast.net>
> Date: Wed, October 28, 2020 5:18 pm
> To: Gil Smith <gil at baudot.net>
> Cc: w9ddd at tapr.org, GreenKeys at mailman.qth.net
> 
> Ha! I’ve always wondered the same. The full link is sure easier to click on to find the referenced item.
> 
> Paul
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>>> On Oct 28, 2020, at 6:00 PM, Gil Smith <gil at baudot.net> wrote:
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>> 
>> You don't need to hide the fact that it is an ebay item -- nothing wrong with just posting the actual link:
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>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-AT-T-Teletype-Corp-Wire-Rope-for-Teletype-P-N-150712-NOS/392973667083
>> 
>> I never quite understood why ebay was a thing to obfuscate.  Is there some historical reason for posters to hide links?
>> 
>> gil
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>> gil smith, AF7EZ
>> greenkeys moderator
>> gil at baudot.net
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>> 
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: [GreenKeys] I'm sitting on a fortune?
>> From: "w9ddd at tapr.org" <w9ddd at tapr.org>
>> Date: Wed, October 28, 2020 2:56 pm
>> To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
>> 
>> Bayside item 392973667083 cable assembly for 28 printer  I didn't know these wore out or were rare.
>> 
>> John, W9DDD
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