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Subject: Re: Commercial entrants to future CCT's

Author: Andrew Williams

Date: 09:11:16 02/23/05

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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



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