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> If you would be so kind, who are these people with complaints about
>non-profit websites? what are their complaints. As I am opening up such a
>website I am fairly concerned.
The discussion actually occured on the maritime history list a few weeks
ago. I had sent the list an announcement of the site. Someone on the list
wrote to say she liked the site. That provoked a fairly mild flame
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>I fail to grasp why the rave revues on Mystic Seaport's Web Site.
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>Do you who think it's so great also rave over entertainment ads in
>magazines? book catalogs? flyers arriving in your daily mail? Perhaps I'm
>missing something, but I found it short on information. It is nothing more
>than an electronic flyer for the nautical Disneyland in Connecticut. (BTW,
>the Disneyland aspect probably does help pay for the undersung library and
>collections which are a delight for true maritime research workers.)
The subsequent discussion was moderate and defended the use of the web for
multiple purposes. Oddly enough, I share the author's concerns....
I have the full discussion archived. It runs 1300 words. I can mail it to
anyone interested, or post to the list if there is demand.
Guy S. Hermann | Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc. | 203-572-5392
[log in to unmask] | http://www.mystic.org/ | Mystic, CT USA
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