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Pastimes : Business Wire Falls for April Fools Prank, Sues FBNers -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: s martin who wrote (2250)	5/7/1999 12:55:00 AM
From: Razorbak	Respond to of 3795

Hey, whose [reference] was that [deleted]? BTW, do you think this is Art? magneticdiary.com I do. Jeez. Where the hell is WEBNODE3, or 261PU, or 216SI when you need him?

To: s martin who wrote (2250)	5/10/1999 12:27:00 PM
From: Cindy Powell	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 3795

s martin, My opinion of people that issue press releases in order to see their name in print is ... well... I think you probably know what my opinion is ;o) I also honestly think that the Webnoders should have taken measures to keep their relationship smooth sailing with BW. I think that this thing has escalated into a hornets nest and that it is very unfortunate for all concerned. Everyone publicly asserting that they are going to pull their contracts with BW because of this incident is going to just add insult to injury, and BW may be able to prove that insult has been added to injury. Conversly, the Webnoders may have acted in leisure, and they may repent in haste. ;o) Posters should have honestly tried to walk in BW moccasins before jumping on the persecution bandwagon. BW is being unfairly raked through the coals because of the MTEI's and the RMIL's that were slipped through their wires. Geez, if we all had 20/20 hindsight, and perfect foresight, life would be a breeze! Business Wire is operating their business having to deal with dishonesty, just as we all have to operate in a world filled with dishonesty. My feeling is that BW has been unjustly singled out and persecuted for all the inadequacies in the internet information highway, and that the April Fools Joke was carried way too far.