RE: [cobalt-users] List Impropriety? (long)

["Huston, Virgil H." <vhhuston@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> On Thu, 23 Aug 2001 16:17:35 -0400, Steve Werby mumbled something 
> like:
> >> I make no apologies for that. 
> 
	Carrie responded:
> You shouldn't! I don't. I search the archives for the client, give 
> them copies of posts that I've saved, point them to URL's (if 
> available) that I feel can help them, even write long detailed 
> instructions if necessary. I don't mention payment.
> Sometimes they go through the process themselves, sometimes they are 
> happy to have all of the info at hand but still would be more 
> comfortable with me doing it and offer payment. At that point, I am 
> satisfied that I've helped them as much as I can without doing it 
> myself, so taking their payment and performing the service doesn't 
> warrant an apology.
> 
	As a newbie, I welcome the option of paying someone to help me if I
need it. In time, I will be one of the experts and offer free and possibly
paid advice to others. I have gone through this before in other areas, going
from newbie to expert over time and having roles reversed. I guarantee that
I will ask at least one person on the list to do work that I pay them for as
I get my Raq act together. And, by the way, this is one of the best tech
lists I have been on (I don't mind the occasional OT postings (the 'anatomy'
thread was a great laugh break) and I don't mind people mentioning briefly
what services they offer for a fee).

	Virgil