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Post by Admin on Mar 23, 2006 14:33:32 GMT -5
With regret I have suspended downloads of the Graff effective immediately in order that The Old Hangar may be able to operate the rest of the month. After April 1 I will honor any requests via PM. There have been 730 downloads and we have 706 members. Most of those downloads have come in the past two days (each of those last two days DOUBLED the previous week's downloads) leading me to believe someone posted the link elsewhere. That saddens but does not surprise me. There is always someone to spoil it for others.
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Post by Kofi on Mar 23, 2006 15:03:37 GMT -5
That's ashame Tom but at least download via PM, you'll know exactly who is requesting it...
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Post by jimslost on Mar 23, 2006 15:38:37 GMT -5
Thanks for taking the time and trouble to make this available, Tom.
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Post by JimM on Mar 23, 2006 17:07:01 GMT -5
Thanks Tom, it seems a "fair" way to download it by PM only. I haven't made any posts at any FS site since I started here. I am learning all info from here.
When I did download it, (I hope this didn't affect it) I had to restart my DL about 5 times due to being disconnected to the website... Good thing I used DAP!
Thanks again!
Jim
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Post by Admin on Mar 23, 2006 17:22:15 GMT -5
Not to worry Jim. we are talking about 500 downloads in 2 days after there were 230 downloads in a whole week.
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Post by Roger on Mar 23, 2006 17:26:39 GMT -5
Shame but something like the Zep will excite people greatly.
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Post by Admin on Mar 23, 2006 17:29:57 GMT -5
The excited people are ok. The ones who download everything because it is there and then either don't install it or can't fly it or think its boring and delete it without a thought (or someone trying to shut us down) that would suddenly account for that many downloads. I don't care about those people. I want our members to be served.
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Post by Jakemaster on Mar 23, 2006 19:33:41 GMT -5
Im sorry to hear about this Tom, but I think that having a members only section is great! Majority of members are into these kinds of things (older planes, PROPS RULE lol) so instead getting someone who just tries it you get us who would actually fly.
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Post by Boomer on Mar 23, 2006 19:55:59 GMT -5
Pitty,
It just goes to show my 10% rule is correct. In my travels I have come to the conclusion that in any group 10% of them will be a**holes looking to create problems.
Thats 1 in 10, look to your own experiances & tell me Im not right.
What I feel is truly unfortunate is that you asked from the get go to hold this in confidence so that the denziens of this group might be served & someone decided to break that confidence... For what?
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Post by fredz on Mar 23, 2006 21:40:13 GMT -5
Tom, Thanks for providing the service while you could. Too bad the minority always spoil things for the majority. Trust me, your efforts are truly appreciated! Later, Fred Z
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Post by bhk on Mar 24, 2006 3:38:56 GMT -5
Pitty, It just goes to show my 10% rule is correct. It's actually the "80/20 Rule" and has been in general business terminology and use for decades. Back in the 1970's - 1980's, when I was into marketing and sales, this Rule was just so accurate as to be unbelieveable. No matter what it was applied to, it generally came out that 80% did (or didn't!) and 20% didn't (or did!). Whatever the subject being surveyed, the statistics always went with the 80/20 ratio. I think it's still the same. (And the ratio of agees to disagrees will be 80/20!) Bruce
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Post by -E on Mar 24, 2006 6:51:46 GMT -5
While I missed the whole "free to members" news (which is no problem as I bought it when it came out), backtracking this announcement explains why I saw it in multi-player the other day (boy does it dwarf a bunch of B-17's awaiting take off! ROFL).
And BHK, I disagree with you on that all the time. Mostly. Okay, I think your statement only applies about one fifth of the time. *grin*
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Post by leylandspurr on Mar 24, 2006 12:52:31 GMT -5
Yes, there is ALWAYS somebody........ If you feel making downloads available to members and by PM request only, I, for one, wouldn't find that any sort of burden. In business I always found that only the "fair" issues/questions fitted the 80/20 rule, when greed or 'glory' enter the equation the proportions become even more extreme! Gotta find a cave somewhere and become a hermit (can one be a flying hermit?). Meantime, in spite of the idiot(s), thanks for making it available
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Post by struwwel on Mar 24, 2006 14:26:32 GMT -5
Thats a shame, this package looks awesome. Maybe on the 1st.
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Post by bhk on Mar 24, 2006 22:13:32 GMT -5
... (can one be a flying hermit?).... Of course! Just don't carry any passengers. Bruce
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