[SEL] Register Opinion

Al Harris alharris44 at gmail.com
Sat Feb 2 15:37:29 PST 2008


Some weaselly, sneaky thief has done stoled the URL. :-P

Al Ha#@*^
Somewhere.


Rob Skinner wrote:
> Just to chime in on this subject...
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> Registries are great, but of limited value if data is withheld.  For  
> instance, if Stickney number 2627 was a five horse and still exists,  
> who cares?  But if 2627 is a five horse and owned by Denis, then  
> another owner of a five has a valuable resource in the event he needs  
> to compare engine characteristics.
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> I'm skeptical of the belief that there are gangs of rogue thieves  
> roaming the countryside, examining engine registries in order to plan  
> their next heist.
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> Here's the start of a really nice engine registry.  Each entry has a  
> thumbnail picture, the owner, contact information, and a link to more  
> information on each engine.  I say "start," because I KNOW that this  
> bloke has ten times the information seen here, but the hottie who does  
> his web authoring is VERY difficult to motivate.
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> Note to keeper of this registry:  buy her some shiny baubles so we can  
> see more data.
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> Rob <Last Name Withheld Out Of Fear Of Thieves>
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