<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Ok, sorry for the confusion. This
isn't a joke :) Martin really is coming. The url is messed
up. The good news is that those of you who have RSVP'd with that
link are fine and don't need to do anything else. But going forward,
here is the real link for rsvp.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Sorry for the confusion.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">PEACE!<br>
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<br><font size=3>Yeah. I still registered. I didn't get an email response,
I figure they are using this to test their survey system?<br>
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I sure hope it isn't an april fool's day joke.<br>
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<br><font size=3>On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Eric Smith <</font><a href=mailto:paytonrules@gmail.com><font size=3 color=blue><u>paytonrules@gmail.com</u></font></a><font size=3>>
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<br><font size=3>Have you guys noticed this is a test link? There's
a message right at the top:</font>
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Auto response messages will not be emailed when testing this survey.</b></font>
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<br><font size=3>On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 10:37 PM, Andy Maleh <</font><a href=mailto:andy@obtiva.com target=_blank><font size=3 color=blue><u>andy@obtiva.com</u></font></a><font size=3>>
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<br><font size=3>I registered too. Thank you.</font>
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<br><font size=3>On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Corey Haines <</font><a href=mailto:coreyhaines@gmail.com target=_blank><font size=3 color=blue><u>coreyhaines@gmail.com</u></font></a><font size=3>>
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<br><font size=3>I'm registered!<br>
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Thanks for the heads-up!<br>
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<br><font size=3>On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 7:02 PM, Josh Cronemeyer <</font><a href=mailto:jcroneme@thoughtworks.com target=_blank><font size=3 color=blue><u>jcroneme@thoughtworks.com</u></font></a><font size=3>>
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