Well...there is an old legal maxim, something like "qui tacet consentire," meaning "silence gives consent." Anyway, I think that applies more to if someone is beating you with a stick, not to doing someone a favour. What a weird attitude. What did he want it for? Evan McElravy emcelr@po-box.mcgill.ca http://users.penn.com/~cpa1/ > From: "Dr. Alastair T. Gardiner" <atg3v@udcf.gla.ac.uk> > Reply-To: The Airline List <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>, "Dr. Alastair T. > Gardiner" <atg3v@udcf.gla.ac.uk> > Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 10:34:40 +0000 > To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU > Subject: rudest ever? > > Hi guys, > > No real purpose to this posting - just thought it might interest some. All > of us who have shots on airliners.net get asked periodically for permission > to use our shots for whatever. I received this 'request' and I was just so > taken aback by the arrogant tone - how difficult can it be to be polite to > someone! Anyway I wrote back saying I needed more info and a bit more > courtesy would be appreciated. > > Best wishes > > Alastair > > > > I am writing to ask you for permission to use your GIll Airways photo's > that are on airliners.net. > > Andrew > > ** PLEASE NOTE THAT IF NO RESPONSE IS RECIEVED I WILL ASSUME THAT YOU GIVE > PERMISSION AND WILL USE THE PICTURE(S)**