Re: Info Center Rant

["Leif Svalgaard" <leif@xxxxxxxx>]

From: Phil <sublime78ska@yahoo.com>

> This was done maybe 9 months ago on the ignite400.org list.
>
> Phil

apparently with little effect....



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On
> Behalf Of Steve Richter
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 3:04 PM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Info Center Rant
>
> I think these rants could actually be effective if the email addr of the
ibm
> person responsible for the rant subject was
>     - posted by the ranter or a rant responder
>     - cc'd in all rant posts
>
> the ibm person would be asked to respond to the list.  if they respond
> directly, the person receiving the response would post the response to the
> list.
>
> -Steve Richter
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Taylor <john.taylor@telusplanet.net>
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Date: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 5:59 PM
> Subject: Re: Info Center Rant
>
>
> >Ditto what Leif said.
> >
> >I've complained about this so many times that I'm tired of talking about
> it.
> >As far as I can tell, the overwhelming majority of the user community
hates
> >that thing, but it hasn't stopped IBM from persuing it with dogged
> >determination.
> >
> >At this point, I just wish they'd finish it already. It's been years in
the
> >making, yet still I can't find most of the information that I'm looking
for
> >in it. I have to bounce around between the infocenter, bookmanager
library,
> >and individual LPP websites in order to find anything of value.
> >
> >And don't even get me started on the use of PDF for documentation....
> >
> >
> >John Taylor
> >Canada
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Leif Svalgaard" <leif@leif.org>
> >To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> >Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 15:05
> >Subject: Re: Info Center Rant
> >
> >
> >> From: Urbanek, Marty <Marty_Urbanek@stercomm.com>
> >> > I don't want to just be griping about IBM, because I think they have
> >great
> >> > products and I have made a living on them for over 15 years, but how
do
> >you
> >> > get them to see the error in their ways? The only way I can think of
is
> >to
> >> > see if there are others that feel the same and try and bring this to
> >their
> >> > attention. If there aren't others, then I am probably in the wrong
> >anyway
> >> > and should just leave it alone and get used to it. Several customers
> >> > complaining always gets my attention more than one.
> >>
> >> Marty,
> >> I agree completely with you. The info-center is a great step backwards.
> >> I don't think anything anybody does or says will change "IBM's
direction"
> >the
> >> slightest.
> >>
> >
> >
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