Hi everyone.
Has anyone else out there received emails from a guy by the name of Dan Morgan,
and been offered books on model railroading?
I have never purchased anything from him, and even asked to be taken off the email list, but then every few months, I get a series of emails talking about his series of books on model railroading.
Anyone have similar experiences with this guy?
TheK4Kid
Is he the one who offers an E-book allegedly revealing, "The secrets the experts DON'T want you to know?"
I recall that subject (but not that specific name) being flogged around the Forums a couple of years ago. I never received any such offer, but that's probably because I keep a pretty low internet profile.
As for the premise I quoted above, the idea is arrant nonsense. All of the experts have been generous with their expertise, and there are very few things about model railroading at the consumer level that could be described as, "secrets." IIRC, someone who actually had the publication reported that it was simply a rehash of well-known methods.
I don't have the kind of computer expertise that would add Dan Morgan to your spam-blocker software. Hopefully, someone here does.
Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964 - with tried-and-true techniques)
Yes, he's the guy
I've never heard of this individual or his product, but such offers are usually pretty worthless information.
Depending on which e-mail program you have (Thunderbird, Outlook, Outlook Express, etc.) there is probably a "block sender" option available. The next time you receive an e-mail from him, you can add him to that blocked sender list.
Some programs even have a way to block e-mails with certain words in their subject line or text.
Click around in your e-mail program's options to see what's available in this regard.
cacoleDepending on which e-mail program you have (Thunderbird, Outlook, Outlook Express, etc.) there is probably a "block sender" option available. The next time you receive an e-mail from him, you can add him to that blocked sender list.
Actually, you can go straight at the source. Yahoo, AT&T, and TDS all have buttons on their e-mail homepage that says "Report as Spam" and should fix him, and you can set rules pretty easily to filter out e-mails with certain words or adresses there too.
-Morgan
I wasn't worried about emails from this guy, I unsubscribed from his email system. My question was has anyone ever heard of him?
I was just curious.
This seems to be the guy: http://www.homodeltrains.info/ -- his website tends to hyperventilate but for all I know his books may be good.
However a Dan Morgan whose superb New Mexico themed model railroad in N scale was featured in Great Model Railroads 2002 seems to be an entirely different fellow - considerably older. I'd gladly learn from the Dan Morgan who was featured in GMR.
Dave Nelson
Wow, both of his books get 5 out of 5 stars. Amazing. Wonder who rated them.
Springfield PA
Would love to see his books just for the laughs and giggles.
Hamltnblue Wow, both of his books get 5 out of 5 stars. Amazing. Wonder who rated them.
Maybe the ratings are by Dan Morgan or someone who is a relative or close friend. Star ratings are pretty meaningless because they are too easily faked.
I've noticed that many topics on these forums have star ratings, which I have learned to ignore.
Yeah, I do. I just delete them.
Dave
'there's something happening here, what it is ain't exactly clear' Modeling the Hard Knox Valley Railroad in HO scale http://photos.hardknoxvalley.com/