palowoda@fiver.UUCP (Bob Palowoda) (04/08/90)
From article <1640098@hpspcoi.HP.COM>, by dlow@hpspcoi.HP.COM (Danny Low): [some stuff deleted] > CIS is much more polite than the net. People flame less when it costs > them money to vent their spleen. It also helps that there are sysops > for the forums that kick off anyone who is offensive. The sysops > also move and rename threads around so you do not find messages in > a thread that is off the subject as often as you do on the net. I wonder if such a pristine communications enviornment is what it's really like working with computers and or what ever the topic may be. In real life people useing computers get frustrated and sometimes express this as flames. So what, I have been guilty of it myself. Alot of times others can realize this and give the sopport or help that's needed. In other words the signal was in the noise you just didn't see it. Another aspect about the Usenet compared to CIS is that some day those users that couldn't afford the cost of CIS may indeed be one of your potential customers. Sure you can sell on 'want' and 'politeness' but be prepared for the other half of the customers personality when something goes wrong. I often wonder why so many large companies have usenet feeds and put up the costs. > You get what you paid for. Shop till you drop. ---Bob -- Bob Palowoda palowoda@fiver | *Home of Fiver BBS* Home {sun}!ys2!fiver!palowoda | 415-623-8809 1200/2400 {pacbell}!indetech!fiver!palowoda | An XBBS System Work {sun,pyramid,decwrl}!megatest!palowoda| 415-623-8806 1200/2400/19.2k TB+