Re: Car & Parts Out of Business

Posted by BH On 2010/9/4 10:39:20

Mal -

Thank you for setting the record straight. You've come to know me pretty well, from the other side of the world.

Actually, I had to laugh a bit at the previous response. However, I make no apologies for my statements in this thread.

Why would I want to pay for a digital edition of a printed publication that I'm already subscribing to in print? Printed matter never needs to be plugged-in, yet is completely self-contained and portable. All I need is the light of day to read it, which is enough by me.

Frankly, I am offended by Korporate America trying, so often, to get their hand in my pocket - for even one more nickel from me - to fatten their own, when CEOs in this country are paid more, on average, than probably anywhere else in the world, and while they outsource as many jobs as they possibly can to other countries, which erodes our own tax base at all levels of government. I know too many good people who have been out of work or underemployed for too long because of too much greed in this country.

Now, even if a publication was online-only, I wouldn't subscribe to it because I already spend enough time on the computer as it is, which strains my eyes (and I'm only 50).

PackardInfo may not have the flash and polish of some Korporate website, but it offers so much more than any webzine and is user-friendly - even to those with nothing but dial-up access. BigKev'sa kung-fu programming, combined with all the user-driven content, has brought enthusiasts more of what they're looking for than any other source I know of in the Packard niche of the hobby. Yet, I don't think donations of material would be as forthcoming, here, if there was a subscription fee or site traffic was used to generate advertising revenue.

And just for the record, patgreen, no, I haven't sent BigKev one red cent. Everyone is entitled to give in their own way, here, but I'm beginning to wonder if perhaps I've given too much.

Nonetheless, stay tuned for an important announcement in the days ahead.