that analogy really has nothing to do with the ranting. you still have the
choice to ride a different ride or don't go to the park anymore. in both
cases there is no point to ranting about that same roller coaster forever.
At 03:55 PM 10/11/00 -0500, you wrote:
>I think the better analogy would be - you go to your favorite amusement
>park - that had your favorite roller coaster - that you had been riding for
>six months - and with no prior warning or explanation - the Heartbreak
>Inducing - Super Exciting - Mega-Roller Coaster is replaced with a
>kiddy-ride.
>
>When you complain about it - they initially say that there was no change to
>the roller coaster. When you show them pictures of the old and new one -
>they say they'll look into it. After six months of no response - they come
>back and tell you that the original roller coaster was way too scary - that
>the other customers who didn't like roller coasters - but preferred the
>twist-o-whirl - were complaining that the roller coaster was too exciting in
>comparison - and had to be toned down - so there twist-o-whirl was the most
>exciting ride in the park...
>
>Slyde
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeffrey Sue [mailto:jsue@...]
>Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 3:50 PM
>To: eqbards@egroups.com
>Subject: RE: [eqbards] Abashi finally responds... sort of
>
>
>At 01:44 PM 10/11/00 -0600, you wrote:
> >To be honest I think the ranting would stop the first time we ever got a
> >real answer other than "we'll look into it at some point" and "working as
> >intended". I know if I ever saw real progress on these issues I'd be the
> >first to say wtg! Anyone who is familiar with my opinions on trade skills
> >would know that. IMHO Yak is the best thing to happen to Verant since
> >Kunark.
> >
> > Kit
>
>why isn't working as intended a valid response? that's like going to an
>amusement park, riding a roller coaster and saying, well my idea of a roller
>coaster is different, it should have 2 more corkscrews and a loop and
>expecting
>the amusement park to reconstruct it to match your specifications. if you
>don't like it, ride another ride (try another class) or if you really don't
>like it,
>don't go to the park anymore (cancel your account). but either way, it's a
>waste
>of time and energy to keep ranting about it afterwards.
>
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