[Rhodes22-list] Consulting

[Todd Tavares]

   Question #1:   What have you been smoking?

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Michael Meltzer
   Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 20:33:15 -0400
   To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
   Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Consulting
   > The problem is only 200+- people might be interested, if you get 200
   people to put up 100$ each that should do it, I would download
   > the mail archive(it come zipped up) and the FAQ, the editor job
   would be to form the questions from both and than have stan form any
   > answer for each, 20$ per answers, 15,000 for the first 750 answers
   and 5000$ to put it together and edit it. ?
   >
   > MJM
   >
   >
   >
   > ----- Original Message -----
   > From: "Bill Effros"
   > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
   > Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 10:38 AM
   > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Consulting
   >
   >
   > Lou,
   >
   > Stan i s in the business of building and rebuilding boats. That's
   how he earns his living. Every time he helps people on this list
   > for free he hurts his business. There is no money in it for him to
   try to compete with West Marine in the portlight and caulk
   > selling business.
   >
   > As you have discovered, the cumulative wisdom of people on this list
   is not always correct. If he were business smart, Stan would
   > let competing boat rebuilders spend a lot of time and money messing
   up their boats to the point where they would come on the list
   > and say "Don't make all the mistakes I have made--buy your boat from
   Stan!" But that's not who he is, and we all know it.
   >
   > We also know that most of the people who ask for free advice or
   "borrow" his intellectual property don't see the harm in what they
   > are doing. My question to you and others is how can we pay Stan for
   the services he provides? I'm sure everyone sees the value in
   > this, but no one has proposed a fair method short of buying boats
   from him.
   >
   > I know people who earn a living consulting on how to apply the
   methods I describe in my book, How to Sell Your Home in 5-Days. I
   > have no problem with that, as long as they always make it clear that
   what I had to say is in the book, and that I don't endorse
   > either them, or what they have to say.
   >
   > People pay $100 an hour to get advice over the telephone, and $5,000
   for someone to come to their homes while they are in the
   > process. Would you pay Stan for the advice he now gives for free?
   Would you pay someone else on the list? Would others? Would
   > you pay Stan to do all the things you now must ask him how to do?
   Would you pay others?
   >
   > When Stan goes, all this knowledge goes. If there is no money in
   Stan's business, no one will continue it when Stan tires of it.
   > We are 200+ people with a vested inte rest in maintaining this
   knowledge base. Every time one of our more active members moves on to
   > another boat or another hobby we lose information and the ability to
   correct misinformation.
   >
   > Our FAQ information is great but conflicting. Newcomers want to get
   it from the horse's mouth. They don't want to sort out a lot
   > of conflicting opinions. They simply want to know the right way to
   do things.
   >
   > Somebody must pay the price for this. Who will it be? What is a fair
   method?
   >
   > Bill Effros
   >
   > ----- Original Message -----
   > From: Lou Rosenberg
   > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
   > Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 9:42 AM
   > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] port light replacements
   >
   >
   > Thanks Ed,
   > I am replacing the portlights ( side windows) .
   > Still hoping to hear from Stan/gbi when he's available.
   > Lou
   >
   >
   > On Friday , August 27, 2004, at 09:36 PM, ed kroposki wrote:
   >
   > > Lou,
   > > Who were you referring to?
   > >
   > > On replacing lights, there are some experienced Rhodies out there
   whose
   > > advice will be better than mine. So while you are waiting for
   their
   > > replies
   > > consider the following:
   > >
   > >
   > > http://www.orcagreen.com/
   > >
   > > http://www.superbrightleds.com/1157.htm
   > >
   > >
   http://www.davisnet.com/marine/products/marine_product.asp?pnum=3310
   > >
   > > Ed K
   > >
   > >
   > > Stan was right AGAIN folks!
   > >
   > > My boat is doing fine, I have removed a leaky portlight and need
   to
   > > find replacement frames for the old style ('81 boat) any
   suggestions???
   > > thanks everyone.
   > > Lou
   > > you have got to learn to listen to god.
   &g t; >
   > >
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