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| sleeper54 |
Posted: May 25 '08, 2:37 pm |
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RE: what's wrong with being concerned?
Quote: roheblius Please keep the communication even. The condescending communication styles aren't necessary.
Perhaps interacting with whom you prefer and ignoring those you find more 'challenging' might be a better use of our time..??
Just a thought.
...tom...
"People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along?"
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| antastic |
Posted: May 25 '08, 4:05 pm |
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Reviews written: 1 Member since: Nov 10 '07
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RE: what's wrong with being concerned?
Quote: sleeper54 Perhaps interacting with whom you prefer and ignoring those you find more 'challenging' might be a better use of our time..??
Just a thought.
...tom...
"People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along?"
—Rodney King
I like your thought. I'll try to do a better job ignoring those who disagree with it. Thanks.
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| pablothegreat |
Posted: May 25 '08, 4:12 pm |
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Reviews written: 919 Member since: Dec 05 '07
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RE: what's wrong with being concerned?
Works for me.
Quote: sleeper54 Perhaps interacting with whom you prefer and ignoring those you find more 'challenging' might be a better use of our time..??
Just a thought.
...tom...
"People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along?"
—Rodney King
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| underdawg |
Posted: May 25 '08, 4:45 pm |
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Reviews written: 228 Member since: Jul 23 '04
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RE: what's wrong with being concerned?
I haven't read this thread all the way through, but I find it extremely hard to write anything knowing that almost no one will ever even see my review, even with the 10$-for-10 promotion.
Sure I've been busy with school, but the brokenness of eps has had a lot to do with my inactivity. Not saying my own inactivity is a big deal, but there must be other people in the same boat as I, I would imagine. I need money to buy stuff in law school, but my plans to write a 100 reviews each month always falter...I guess hits are a better motivator. |
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| chelledun |
Posted: May 25 '08, 5:48 pm |
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Reviews written: 1048 Member since: May 16 '03
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RE: what's wrong with being concerned?
Quote: underdawg I haven't read this thread all the way through, but I find it extremely hard to write anything knowing that almost no one will ever even see my review, even with the 10$-for-10 promotion.
Sure I've been busy with school, but the brokenness of eps has had a lot to do with my inactivity. Not saying my own inactivity is a big deal, but there must be other people in the same boat as I, I would imagine. I need money to buy stuff in law school, but my plans to write a 100 reviews each month always falter...I guess hits are a better motivator.
I sympathize...and hey, congrats on starting law school! Good to see you!
I continue to write in my "unbroke" categories - so far travel categories which haven't been recently SAP'd seem relatively unaffected by the hit-eating monster, as do new release movies. Crossing my fingers that the problem doesn't spread any further than it already has...
Michelle |
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| antastic |
Posted: May 25 '08, 6:56 pm |
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Reviews written: 1 Member since: Nov 10 '07
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RE: what's wrong with being concerned?
Quote: underdawg I haven't read this thread all the way through, but I find it extremely hard to write anything knowing that almost no one will ever even see my review, even with the 10$-for-10 promotion.
Sure I've been busy with school, but the brokenness of eps has had a lot to do with my inactivity. Not saying my own inactivity is a big deal, but there must be other people in the same boat as I, I would imagine. I need money to buy stuff in law school, but my plans to write a 100 reviews each month always falter...I guess hits are a better motivator.
I don't think there is anything wrong with being concerned. The most positive thing anyone can do is face the truth, no matter how painful, and deal with it honestly. People who are in denial will insist that everything is good no matter how bad it gets, but they are part of the problem, not the solution. If you are in a burning building, you don't tell everyone to stay seated and pretend all is well. Instead, you tell them to exit and then you put the fire out as quickly as possible.
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| gamblin_man |
Posted: May 26 '08, 9:17 am |
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Reviews written: 390 Member since: Apr 08 '01
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RE: what's wrong with being concerned?
Quote: antastic I don't think there is anything wrong with being concerned. The most positive thing anyone can do is face the truth, no matter how painful, and deal with it honestly. People who are in denial will insist that everything is good no matter how bad it gets, but they are part of the problem, not the solution. If you are in a burning building, you don't tell everyone to stay seated and pretend all is well. Instead, you tell them to exit and then you put the fire out as quickly as possible.
There may be three types of person that are not concerned. There are those who are relatively inactive and do not know there is anything to be concerned about. There are those who have no personal investment and therefor no concern. And there may be a few who have rose-colored glasses so well tinted that everything is rosy. I believe these to be a small minority.
A suggestion to face the truth is wholly appropriate. I suspect, however, no one posting on these boards (other than Epinions staff maybe) knows what the truth is. Maybe a few of the Leads have a better sense of the truth than the majority of posters, but not even they the full truth as it exists or will exist.
As one of the Leads who believes that more of the truth is visible to me, I will state categorically that I believe the problems of the site are well known and are actively being pursued for correction. I also believe that the site is nowhere near apocalypse, but only being fixed too slowly for us anxious ones. I also believe (know?) that some of the problems are so vast as to require many months to correct in a way that is visible to the general membership. I predict with some confidence, however, that some of the more recent and vexing problems of things like hit counts and IS distribution will see improvement by the end of next month.
I don't think anyone who knows me on Epinions will accuse me of wearing rose-colored glasses and I see the glass as half-full and filling, albeit slowly.
Larry - waiting for the next show in Branson Mo
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| antastic |
Posted: May 26 '08, 9:56 am |
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Reviews written: 1 Member since: Nov 10 '07
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RE: what's wrong with being concerned?
Quote: gamblin_man There may be three types of person that are not concerned. There are those who are relatively inactive and do not know there is anything to be concerned about. There are those who have no personal investment and therefor no concern. And there may be a few who have rose-colored glasses so well tinted that everything is rosy. I believe these to be a small minority.
A suggestion to face the truth is wholly appropriate. I suspect, however, no one posting on these boards (other than Epinions staff maybe) knows what the truth is. Maybe a few of the Leads have a better sense of the truth than the majority of posters, but not even they the full truth as it exists or will exist.
As one of the Leads who believes that more of the truth is visible to me, I will state categorically that I believe the problems of the site are well known and are actively being pursued for correction. I also believe that the site is nowhere near apocalypse, but only being fixed too slowly for us anxious ones. I also believe (know?) that some of the problems are so vast as to require many months to correct in a way that is visible to the general membership. I predict with some confidence, however, that some of the more recent and vexing problems of things like hit counts and IS distribution will see improvement by the end of next month.
I don't think anyone who knows me on Epinions will accuse me of wearing rose-colored glasses and I see the glass as half-full and filling, albeit slowly.
Larry - waiting for the next show in Branson Mo
Thanks for that update. I think you are right. People do get impatient at times. From where I sit, epinions, even if it fixes all its current problems, would still be a decade behind the competition. Most sites I have joined make it easy to upload a photo, for example. I have yet to find any photo upload feature here. Also, some sites enable users to publish videos, sound files and pictures with their content. They have bookmarking features and better SEO. It is not unusual for one published work to receive as many as 20,000 hits in a single day. If it takes epinions months to solve some very basic problems that most sites can solve in a day, then naturally it's going to lag behind. The bottom line is epinions' greatest challenge is not the internal stuff, but what the competition is doing. The competition is fast, efficient, open to communication, and very very tough.
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| phungus |
Posted: May 26 '08, 10:14 am |
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Reviews written: 2300 Member since: Aug 31 '99
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RE: what's wrong with being concerned?
Quote: antastic Thanks for that update. I think you are right. People do get impatient at times. From where I sit, epinions, even if it fixes all its current problems, would still be a decade behind the competition. Most sites I have joined make it easy to upload a photo, for example. I have yet to find any photo upload feature here. Also, some sites enable users to publish videos, sound files and pictures with their content. They have bookmarking features and better SEO. It is not unusual for one published work to receive as many as 20,000 hits in a single day. If it takes epinions months to solve some very basic problems that most sites can solve in a day, then naturally it's going to lag behind. The bottom line is epinions' greatest challenge is not the internal stuff, but what the competition is doing. The competition is fast, efficient, open to communication, and very very tough.
I'd love to see some of your work on these others sites. Email me a link so I can see what you're talking about.
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| antastic |
Posted: May 26 '08, 11:03 am |
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Reviews written: 1 Member since: Nov 10 '07
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RE: what's wrong with being concerned?
Quote: phungus I'd love to see some of your work on these others sites. Email me a link so I can see what you're talking about.
I'd love to see some of your work too, but I am having trouble finding it along with your email address. Perhaps it's another bug, but I'm sure it will get fixed...someday. :0
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| sleeper54 |
Posted: May 26 '08, 12:15 pm |
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Reviews written: 494 Member since: Feb 24 '01
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RE: what's wrong with being concerned?
Quote: phungus I'd love to see some of your work on these others sites. Email me a link so I can see what you're talking about. Quote: antastic I'd love to see some of your work too, but I am having trouble finding it along with your email address. Perhaps it's another bug, but I'm sure it will get fixed...someday. :0
Ya know, I am getting enough 'silly talk' from my kids this weekend. Do we really need to suffer through it on the board also..??
Yeah, I know, do not read.
Whatever...
...tom...
' just done with a non-productive conversation with my daughter . . . ...sigh... '
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| antastic |
Posted: May 26 '08, 3:12 pm (Updated: May 27 '08, 12:37 am) |
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Reviews written: 1 Member since: Nov 10 '07
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RE: what's wrong with being concerned?
Quote: sleeper54 Ya know, I am getting enough 'silly talk' from my kids this weekend. Do we really need to suffer through it on the board also..??
Yeah, I know, do not read.
Whatever...
...tom...
' just done with a non-productive conversation with my daughter . . . ...sigh... '
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Your cartoon avatar does suggest you have a sense of humor. If you don't, you may want to choose one with a more serious demeanor; however, not reading silly comments will work for you also. :)
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| phungus |
Posted: May 26 '08, 3:26 pm |
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Reviews written: 2300 Member since: Aug 31 '99
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RE: what's wrong with being concerned?
Quote: sleeper54 Ya know, I am getting enough 'silly talk' from my kids this weekend. Do we really need to suffer through it on the board also..??
Yeah, I know, do not read.
Whatever...
...tom...
' just done with a non-productive conversation with my daughter . . . ...sigh... '
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What? He's talking about others sites like this one that seem to do things better. I'd like to see for myself and compare. |
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| lyoness913 |
Posted: May 26 '08, 4:25 pm (Updated: May 26 '08, 4:29 pm) |
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Reviews written: 523 Member since: May 17 '02
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RE: what's wrong with being concerned?
Quote: phungus I'd love to see some of your work on these others sites. Email me a link so I can see what you're talking about.
Phungus, you must have been the only person on Epinions who hasn't got an email from 'antastic' with a link to his user name on 'the other site!!' Wow...
Summer |
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| popsrocks |
Posted: May 26 '08, 4:59 pm |
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Reviews written: 2147 Member since: Aug 25 '02
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RE: what's wrong with being concerned?
Quote: phungus What? He's talking about others sites like this one that seem to do things better. I'd like to see for myself and compare.
I'm thinkin' real hard here and I don't believe it was your inquiry that was in question.
Just a thought.
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| phungus |
Posted: May 26 '08, 5:29 pm |
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Reviews written: 2300 Member since: Aug 31 '99
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RE: what's wrong with being concerned?
Quote: popsrocks I'm thinkin' real hard here and I don't believe it was your inquiry that was in question.
Just a thought.
pops
I see now...I never saw the reply before Tom's. Maybe if he didn't include me in quotes when he's talking about 'silly talk'....
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| antastic |
Posted: May 26 '08, 5:41 pm |
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Reviews written: 1 Member since: Nov 10 '07
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RE: what's wrong with being concerned?
Quote: lyoness913 Phungus, you must have been the only person on Epinions who hasn't got an email from 'antastic' with a link to his user name on 'the other site!!' Wow...
Summer
Do I know you? When did I ever send you or anyone here an email? If you want to join the discussion, feel free, but try to stay on topic.
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| rudixeno |
Posted: May 26 '08, 5:43 pm |
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Reviews written: 192 Member since: Nov 14 '05
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RE: what's wrong with being concerned?
Quote: lyoness913 Phungus, you must have been the only person on Epinions who hasn't got an email from 'antastic' with a link to his user name on 'the other site!!' Wow...
Summer
And I must be the other one. Feeling so left out.
Rudi
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| antastic |
Posted: May 26 '08, 5:44 pm (Updated: May 26 '08, 5:49 pm) |
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Reviews written: 1 Member since: Nov 10 '07
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RE: what's wrong with being concerned?
Quote: phungus What? He's talking about others sites like this one that seem to do things better. I'd like to see for myself and compare.
I'm sure you already have. It's hard to believe you never surfed the web since you joined this site. |
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| antastic |
Posted: May 26 '08, 5:47 pm (Updated: May 26 '08, 6:05 pm) |
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Reviews written: 1 Member since: Nov 10 '07
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RE: what's wrong with being concerned?
Quote: rudixeno And I must be the other one. Feeling so left out.
Rudi
Don't feel bad. I have not emailed anyone. Hopefully, we can get back on track with the topic here. Thanks.
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