Chris,
Sorry to see you go.
However, if you have only been here a short time, then you may not have
seen the wonderful support that this list provides it's members.
Sure we go OT at times. What community/family doesn't?! ;-)
With Email programs these days, it's so easy to sort by subject (thread)
and then delete those you don't care to read. When I first started on
this list, I was overwhelmed at first by the message traffic. Then I
realized that I do not need to read every message. Only those that I am
interested in. Having said that, I must say that I usually read them
all...but not always...
If I may, I have a couple of suggestions:
- Stick around for a couple more months.
- Use your Email sort by subject (thread) and only read those messages of
interest. Skip the OT ones for a while.
- Try out the Digest mode if the message mode doesn't work for you. It
will save you from receiving numerous messages daily.
Then make your decision.
After all, if you leave too soon, you may just miss the next great thing
being introduced such as PCBman's new device (accelerator?), or Paul's
finished ATA driver, Johns NewtSync application that works with OS X,
or...there are many more out there too numerous to mention. Lot's of
folks contributing to the community...
...I for one don't want to miss it!
All part of being, "Green"! :-)
Sushi
>On 11/30/02 @ 9:31 AM, Chris Lepine wrote:
>
>I will be unsubscribing from this group after a relatively short time on
>the list.
>
>While I understand this is a community, the amount of time wasted in
>reading useless user-user flames becomes daunting after a while.
>
>I've come to quite a few realizations however:
>
>1. The Newton is not very reliable if the amount of problems listed in here
>(and elsewhere) is used as a sample group. I've never seen a machine with
>so many hardware related failures. Nobody should have to "buy two" in case
>one fails. While I understand it is relatively archaic as far as hardware
>is concerned, even my old console systems from the early 80's still operate
>flawlessly.
>
>2. For every 20 useful and informative discussions, there are an equal
>number of useless flames nitpicking each other for ridiculous reasons.
>
>3. I probably will never buy a MP2x from GEM Enterprises. While I respect
>the fact that GEM takes pride in selling their products, the seller
>obviously has no interest in customer service when she gets into petty
>debates with Ntalk users. Why shoot yourself in the foot? Don't you operate
>a business that caters to a small, yet highly (clannish) concentrated
>market, where word-of-mouth will largely decide your fate?
>
>4. Those users who generate that kind of junk mail I just referred to are
>equally at fault. Are you so bored?
>
>5. Re: the 20 useful and informative discussions, THANK YOU to those who
>generated such discourse! The information you've provided has definitely
>given me the information I needed regarding purchasing a Newton.
>
>Apologies to those who disagree with me, but I believe my words are largely
>factual and minimally opinionated.
>
>Loyal unsubscriber,
>- Chris
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