[Robotgroup] New Subscriber! :)

[Leslie Filip]

Marvin,

I absolutely believe the name of the group is currently misleading,  
but I think your suggestion is a bit extreme.

Les


On 07 Sep 2007, at 3:57 PM, Marvin Niebuhr wrote:

> To you all, I joined the ROBOT GROUP as a musician and visual  
> artist inorder to robotize my work. I was delighted to find the  
> group composed of wide variety of extremely talented technical  
> people with varying specialties and not focused just on pure  
> robotics. With the Basic Stamp class at our meetings, I will be  
> able to apply the principles of robotics to my Screamin' Babyhead  
> Band. The group really works for me and especially Vern's  
> enthusiasms and support.  Shall we change our name to Robot Group/ 
> Assholes, Freaks and More? Hey Brooks, what do you think?  Marvin
>
>
>> From: Leslie Filip <lfilip at mac.com>
>> Reply-To: The Robot Group Mailing List <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
>> To: The Robot Group Mailing List <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Robotgroup] New Subscriber! :)
>> Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 15:17:08 -0500
>>
>> To Vern and all other concerned parties:
>>
>> Maybe "forewarn" was a poor but at least accurate choice of words. I
>> spent a year and a half going to "Robot" Group meetings, waiting
>> patiently as a new member for the robotics to begin, only to discover
>> at the first RoboRetreat that it is not even a group specific to
>> robotics. I was only, and I do mean ONLY, trying to let the new
>> person know right up front what I learned the hard way. I, too read
>> the web page and due to the name of the group, continued for a long
>> while to believe it was indeed a robotics group. It isn't.
>>
>> What would you have me do? Keep my mouth shut any time I don't agree
>> with the president or general direction of the group? Why not post
>> your concerns openly on the mailing list for all to see and debate?
>> Email me, call me an asshole, post it on the mailing list, but get it
>> out there.
>>
>> Take Care,
>> Les
>>
>>
>> On Sep 7, 2007, at 2:56 PM, Vern Graner wrote:
>>
>> > Les:
>>
>> <censored>
>>
>> > Thank you,
>> >
>> > Vern Graner
>> > President,
>> > The Robot Group Inc.
>> >
>> > --
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>> > Senior Systems Engineer    | obviously incompetent so why are we
>> > Texas Information Services | paying you? Of course, if the network
>> > http://www.txis.com        | is up, then we obviously don't need
>> > Austin Office 512 328-8947 | you, so why are we paying you?" �VLG
>>
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