This is not a flame - just an interesting part of watching the list. Please
don't take it to mean approval or disapproval of any of the posts (quoted or
otherwise).

Isn't it interesting that the users of the list (in another thread) freely
tolerated people who falsely claimed they were CIOs or CEOs of huge
organizations so that the free magazines could continue to roll in monthly,
but claiming to be an engineering student (even if true?) so that a company
would send them a single $3.00 (nominal) part is not as ethical?

Dan




>At 23:17 23/08/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>Hi Tim!
>>
>>I am also a teen (19) hobbyist/student. Its been a while since the subject
>>of age came up here,but I'd be interested to see how many of us there are
>>on the list.
>>
>>I also use a fairly large number of free samples. I don't see how one
could
>>label it as lying,unless the question is specifically asked "How many do
>>you expect to use?" and I were to reply with a very large number. In fact,
>>I usually inform them that I am an engineering student. I'm not sure how
>>much more ground that gains me versus a hobbyist.
>>
>>I feel very strongly that it is beneficial to a company to send free
>>samples to people like us. As you say, you might come up with a product
one
>>day that you wish to market,and you are more likely to use their parts in
>>it. In addition, you may decide to become an engineer,in which case your
>>familiarity with their products is a clear advantage to them.
>>
>>Sean
>>
>
>So it you want an electric motor do you say that you're a fan manufacturer?
>When you need a new motor for your car do you say that your a car designer?
>When you need a new vacum do you say that you wish to tial it for your
>cleaning company?
>When you want chewing gum, do you say that you're a taste tester?
>When you want a bottle of wine to you say that you're a wine conesire?
>When you want a new house, do you say that you're homeless?
>When you fail to stop at a red light and get caught by a read light
>cammera, do you say that you where testing the cammera operation?
>
>The list goes on...
>
>
>Dennis