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<DIV>Testing. The board went dead all of a sudden so it could be AOL again. OR
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<DIV>And BTW, this IMAC fellow is right on. I am part of the core pattern group
and I like the event the way it is. Changes don't happen
terribly quickly but when they do happen, they generally improve the event
for all of us. Even the changes I have not supported (No BOM for example), in
general helped move the event forward.</DIV>
<DIV> Matt K</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 3/2/2006 9:40:59 PM Eastern Standard Time,
davidmichael1@comcast.net writes:</DIV>
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face=Arial size=2>I got involved in an almost identical discussion on this
list a while back and, quite frankly, I came away with the feeling that
the "core" pattern group likes the event just the way it is now and do not
want to change it. It is perfectly fine to feel that way but you
can't have it that way and expect to see changes in participation rates.
>From where I sit- the issue of "growing pattern" is just like trying to
expand one's business. If you are determined to keep producing the same
product but are continually unhappy with your company sales you need a new
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