Re: The Art of Tea, Issue #2

On May 8, 8:11 am, Space Cowboy <netst...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
One day I asked somebody if he could read the sign No Soliciting. He
said it didn't apply to him because he was a Salesman. Quack, quack.
I'm familiar with sales techniques. In your case it is called kiss
ass or appeal to vanity. In my neck of the woods gifts are called
bribes. We just admended our state constitution for government
employess to identify all 'gifts' or it is a criminal bribe if not
disclosed. So far nobody has mentioned any content that would make me
buy a copy. Just it's a good read and educational which can be said
for the National Inquirer. My opinion is free. Your rag costs
money. Once again commercial advertisement is prohibited by this
group's charter. If you publicly state you buy your copy at the
newsstand like everyone else then you are intitled to your opinion
like everyone else. You have a vested interest if there are any terms
for employment.

Jim

PS Hey people anything I know about tea I still learn here. It's a
special place. You can throw away the letters-to-the-editor. If you
bought the rag because of what was said here then he succeeded and for
all I care you can get lost too. I'm up to 75% lost packets on my
failing network card. This ain't the first time using Google.

On May 7, 11:30 am, artofteamagaz...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:



Jim,
You say I have a vested interest and am out to make a buck, but I've
already stated that I am a volunteer. Furthermore, I wasn't
advertising-- I was offering to use my own hard earned money, which I
make teaching English, to personally buy you a magazine as well as
send it to you. I don't see how offering to buy someone something is
"advertising". Where I come from, we call it a "gift"; or you could
have looked at it as a challenge. You said the magazine had nothing to
teach you and you obviously feel that you wouldn't enjoy reading it. I
think otherwise. I was offering to settle the matter without costing
you a cent. What's more, I really would bet my tea collection against
yours that a) you would learn something, and b) you would enjoy it.

Despite your rudeness, the offer still stands. If you want, send me an
email with your address. Otherwise a polite "No, thank you" would have
sufficed just fine...

Regards
Ethan- Hide quoted text -

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Jim,

First off, you're right, this thread began as a sales pitch, which
shouldn't be here in the first place. But we know that the only
barrier there is to prevent vendors from posting pitches is their own
conscience, which bona fide (non-invested members) here can't
control. Any other sales pitch will most likely get ignored and sink
down the bottomless pit of RFDT. But the responses thereafter here
were not in response to the sales pitch perse, but rather about the
strengths and weaknesses of the magazine itself. This is VERY USEFUL
to us "bona fide" members to know about.

MarshalN brought up the inconsistencies within the mag in English as
well as Chinese (applies to all Wu Shing publications). I didn't know
that, so now I know it's more widespread. I brought up the issue of
the magazine editor's and contributors' vested interest in the tea
selling and buying practices, which may affect the publication's
impartiality. This is, I think, quite useful to know by the readers
and subscribers in the West who are not familiar with their names and
reputation in the East.

So all in all, the thread has morphed into a useful discussion.

Some articles that I think you might be interested in: If you are
into Yixing pots, then you will appreciate the articles on the Yixing
masters (one has been featured in every issue so far...I hope this
continues). And then there is the article about the processess of
mining and producing Yixing clays. Excellent read, too! Honestly, I
have scoured the net to find such information in English...but it is
lacking and those that are out there are always attached to pieces
being sold by vendors, and usually they are very minimal. I like
knowing who are the famous artists responsible for the movement of
Yixing artistry as a whole. This section alone is worth the $12.99
admission price.

There are also articles that speak honestly the point of view of a
concerned teaist. He pushes for the organic farming of pu'er tea and
rationalized for the good practices in the tea farms. Tea drinking is
not what it used to be, he said, and he longs for the old connection
between a man and his cup of tea. He goes into details...and what I'm
saying here is oversimplified. That article is something worth
reading about.

Really, tell Ethan to send you a copy and judge for yourself. It's
free! Read it to sleep or in the toilet, if you must.

Phyll
http://phyllsheng.blogspot.com
www.tching.com
www.winexiles.com

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