Re: THAT FLAGSHIP UK 68 THING AND OUR FAQ WAR

From: Bob McLain <mclain@tightbeam.com>

Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Greg Lindahl wrote:

>  Please stop putting words in my mouth. It's journalistically
 unethical. You don't want to be another Bob McLain, do you? So far
 your behavior has been worse.
<

I don't follow you here, Greg. Another Bob McLain? What behavior? Are you
referring to American Flagship? I published two issues and then sold it.
Folks do sell products and businesses occasionally. Nicky Palmer did it when
he sold me U.S. Flagship. It is unfortunate that John Hansen, the current
owner of American Flagship, has dropped out of sight, and if he 'stays dead'
for awhile longer I may attempt to compensate my former subscribers -- not
because I'm legally bound to do it (those debts were transferred to John
Hansen), but because the sale of the magazine really was a raw deal for them.

I lost a great deal of money with American Flagship. It was a poor
investment, and I didn't handle it well. I suppose it's a textbook case in
how *not* to run a business. The folks who think I somehow made a 'killing'
from the magazine and now wade through mountains of cash are misinformed.

My other 'behavior' has been to maintain TightBEAM, free of charge, for
nearly two years. The site isn't as well-developed as your PBM List, but it
does provide a useful service and it is the on-line home for quite a few PBM
companies, none of whom seem unhappy to be there.

See, now I've broken the vow I made to myself not to get involved in this
ridiculous thread about FAQs, advertising, and other nonsense...

Add 'vow-breaker' to my catalog of sins.

Bob McLain

References

Re: THAT FLAGSHIP UK 68 THING AND OUR FAQ WAR
kmgraphiks@aol.com (KMGraphiks)
Fri, 25 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: THAT FLAGSHIP UK 68 THING AND OUR FAQ WAR
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Fri, 25 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000