#: 7683 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
    22-Oct-90  21:51:18
Sb: #7661-OSK BACKUP
Fm: Kevin Darling (UG Pres) 76703,4227
To: Ed Gresick 76576,3312 (X)

Ed -

 > I like the idea of a PT users group.  But, I have reservations about
 > my taking the lead.  I think that such a group should be totally
 > independent of any person or organization having a financial interest
 > in the product. It is too hard to remain _totally_ objective.

My recommendation is that you _do_ take the lead.  First, it'd be about
specific hardware, which means there's not much need to be objective. Well,
perhaps any newsletter _would_ need to have a "non-censored" letters section in
case someone differed badly with your opinions .

But more importantly, the OS9 UG experience was that an independent group can
run into difficulties:  the worst of which is any changing of base addresses.
When its maildrop changed from Des Moines to Florida, for example, it took well
over a _year_ to straighten out the delayed mail going to the wrong place. 
Changing to yet another address is almost out of the question because of that
one experience.  The best address would've been at MW, to be honest.

Also, you'd be in a better position to have a full list of PT owners.  Etc.
Whether you ended up with your own BBS, or using CIS or whatever, it'd still be
better off with _you_ being the core backer (or at least, contact address) of
any PT UG.  Anyway, that's my feeling right now.  best - kev