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Subject: Re: Commercial entrants to future CCT's

Author: Peter Skinner

Date: 09:16:17 02/23/05

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On February 23, 2005 at 12:11:16, Andrew Williams wrote:

>On February 23, 2005 at 12:00:01, Peter Skinner wrote:
>
>>On February 23, 2005 at 11:56:27, Andrew Williams wrote:
>>
>>>I think this is WAY over the top, Peter. Perhaps the others wanted to go to
>>>IPCCC but couldn't or didn't come up with a convincing version, or intended to
>>>go, but couldn't be bothered in the end. I don't think that just asking somebody
>>>to do something obliges them to tell you their reasons for doing or not doing
>>>what you want them to do.
>>>
>>>Andrew
>>
>>When you are told:
>>
>>"You will never get a commercial program to attend with you being the TD"
>>
>>Then I get the excuse"
>>
>>"Sorry we can't as we are preparing for the the IPCCC"
>>
>>Then they don't even bother to register for the IPCCC, I think it is pretty
>>clear that I was outright lied to.
>>
>>Peter
>
>I don't want to get into a long discussion about this, but did the two comments
>you quoted come from the same person? If not, I don't see how they are relevant.
>
>People aren't obliged to tell you their motives just because you asked them to.
>
>Andrew


The two comments came from different people, and I didn't ask why they wouldn't,
they offered the excuse.

Peter



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