Date: Tue, 18 Jan 94 14:43:41 EST
From: justin@dsd.camb.inmet.com (Mark Waks)
Message-Id: <9401181943.AA05392@dsd.camb.inmet.com>
To: dagoura@MIT.EDU
Cc: carolingia@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: <9401181929.AA28208@marinara.MIT.EDU> (dagoura@MIT.EDU)
Subject: Re: Principality

>Justin, you grossly missunderstand.  Indeed this would determine
>support...
>
>...for the *polling*, not the Principality!

Oh, I get that. I just don't think it provides much data. I'd be
*astounded* if it didn't produce enough money to conduct the polling.
(I'll admit that I could be wrong here, but I don't believe I am.)
Bear in mind that several people at the meeting tossed in five dollars
right there and then; it doesn't take all that many of those to make
up $300...

Basically, it's providing a binary answer that I think is almost bound
to be "yes". I suppose that has some merit if Randal and Katherine were
actually skeptical about whether it was worth continuing; I just never
felt that there was much question about that.

(I suppose this may be my cynical side showing through -- I just sort
of subconciously figured that R&K were asking whether to continue so
that the people there could be the ones to say "yes", which is sensible
politically. I hadn't seriously considered the notion that they might
have *serious* doubts about whether to go forward...)

Well, we'll see -- the suggestion seems to have been basically taken
up, and if they *don't* manage to raise the money, then that will be
a rather telling message. I'd be surprised if they didn't raise $150
at Birka, though...

				-- Justin
				   Who can sort of understand Harald's
				     annoyance on this point -- the
				     announcement of why the helm was
				     going around *was* a little muddy...

Random Quote du Jour:

"i think the pet rock i bought is autistic."
		-- nj