Michael,

While Claude's post did seem a tad brusk, I certainly didn't read it as him "rebuking" you for offering assistance.

Some of us are more detail-oriented (aka "anal") than others. Perhaps Claude, like myself, thought it important to get the facts right. If he hadn't posted the correction, I probably would have. But, it certainly doesn't diminish the value of Gary's work (of which I am a big fan) or of the information you offered.

Being "assist(ed)... along" sometimes means being "straighten(ed)... out", corrected, and accepting (hopefully constructive) criticism.

Chris

> Claude
> In skimming Gary's cover page to his
> archives months ago, the 3k figure stuck,
> the lifetime/yearly didn't.

> You're partially right in your assesment, as
> these are gary's own words from that
> coverpage:

> www.thegaryhalbertletter.com Here's why:
> Back in September of 1986, I began
> publishing a newsletter cleverly called The
> Gary Halbert Letter. The subscription price
> was $195.00 per year and, with very little
> promotion, I soon had readers in more than
> 50 countries. Then, I started offering a
> Lifetime Subscription for $2,855.00.

> And, guess what? It wasn't long until nearly
> all my subscribers were Lifetime
> Subscribers!

> I'm shocked that you would spend your time
> rebuking someone for offering another
> assistance.
> Why would the cost anyway reflect on the
> value, especially to someone who was
> familiar with Gary's work? Kind of a petty
> post.

> Seems like a lot of people on this board
> lately are spending the majority of their
> time "straightening" others out
> instead of assisting them along.

> A credo I like to follow is unless I can
> improve the silence, why bother?

> Best
> Michael