please dont convert me

dont you just love these people:
"Since SIP inception we have registered about 3000 associates who are being
converted to dues-paying membership."
http://www.sipgroup.org/membership/members-list.htm

and these 2:
http://iwanet.org/
- Int. Webmasters Assoc.
http://hwg.org
- HTML writers guild

Perhaps these orgs used to be worthwhile, but no more.
All they do is collect dues and promote classes and certs worth less than used
toilet paper.

On 30 Dec 2004 03:49:44 GMT, developwebsites.RemoveThis@aol.comBATSPAM
(Developwebsites) wrote:

 >dont you just love these people:
 >"Since SIP inception we have registered about 3000 associates who are being
 >converted to dues-paying membership."
 >http://www.sipgroup.org/membership/members-list.htm
 >
 >and these 2:
 >http://iwanet.org/
 >- Int. Webmasters Assoc.
 >http://hwg.org
 >- HTML writers guild
 >
 >Perhaps these orgs used to be worthwhile, but no more.
 >All they do is collect dues and promote classes and certs worth less than used
 >toilet paper.

Hasnt' the HTML Writer's Guild been collecting dues since the mid to
late 90's? I don't know about the other two as I dont' recall ever
visiting their sites. HTML Writer's Guild was always just a small
group of folks who happily displayed the little graphic image on their
sites. nOt much unlike folks who display the W3C icon decreeing their
page to being "valid".

And the above places are probably not the only places offering
certifications that may be "worth less than used toilet paper" but
asking folks to pay to take classes to try for those certifications.

Carol<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->