Thank you for your timely message Bob. You are right in stating that there is no place on this list for the vulgar and rude posts that have come through in the past few hours.
HumanWare may not be the perfect Company or the BrailleNote be the perfect Notetaker, but I personally would like to think that List members would remember that the main reason that HumanWare provides this forum is for Users to assist other members by way of sharing their knowledge. We will not tolerate vulgar language or insinuations on this List and if this is not respected we will discontinue this forum. Thanking you in anticipation of improved List etiquette. Regards Maurice _____________________ Maurice Sloane HumanWare NZ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Mates Sent: Tuesday, 17 March 2009 3:43 p.m. To: [email protected] Subject: [Braillenote] I know you're frustrated, b" Hi, folks: I've been on this list again for a month or two, and have mostly been, as the cb'ers used to say, "copying the mail." That means, I've been mostly reading the posts. The predominant theme of these posts has been frustration: frustration with lack of news about the new upgrade; frustration with the lack of response to complaints by HW; frustration with the lack of useful features, as opposed to what might be called frivolities; frustration that the frivolities are the wrong ones! Frustration, frustration, frustration. Now I'm not saying that this frustration might not be justified; what I am saying, however, is that we're now on the third or fourth time around for these same complaints. When my wife, Dorie, and I bought our M-power, I got back on the list, because I figured I could learn something. This list used to be a wonderful source for information about how to really work the BN. However, this list is nothing more than a source for grousing and griping, with some occasional good questions thrown in. (Frankly, I'm kind of surprised that the folks who dare to ask good questions aren't severely reprimanded, and told to get with the program, and complain like everyone else, or face the consequences. The BN is far from perfect; that's for sure. But, I have to wonder: if I subscribed to another company's list, is it not possible that I might hear complaints there, too? We always imagine that the grass is greener, on the other side of the fence. Usually, though, it's not greener; just different. The new upgrade will be out soon. Maybe it will be terrible, and maybe it won't. The fact is that, whether you like it or not, you'll probably buy it, because, if you don't do that, you won't be able to buy the next upgrade, which may have everything you ever wanted on it. I think we all need to stop and take a deep breath. We need to think about whether messages we post are really adding any good info, or just re-hashing the same old stuff. I also must say that I hope that the use of vulgar language won't become more than a one-time thing. We can hear that on the street. We don't need to have it in our inboxes. Well, I think this novela is over. Thank you for your indulgence. Let's try to get back to being a list, where good info is exchanged. Blessings, Bob ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [email protected] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [email protected] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
