Thanks B&A! (RE: [Sigia-l] new Yahoo! search)

[tom smith]

On Wednesday, April 9, 2003, at 08:40 PM, Matthew Rehkopf wrote:
> Now back to our usual crossfire.

Oh good. Here goes then...I don't think that the debate on Yahoo's new 
search had proper resolution, it sort of degenerated in these ways...


1. Attacking a site someone has made just because they expressed an 
opinion in this forum  sucks. Most of the sites I have been involved 
with suck, I know they suck, given the budget they had to suck. But 
over time and as funds become available I have many plans to make them 
suck less. This for me, and many others like me, is what life is. And 
anyway, even the Don has a crap site, the Jakob's is worse.

2. Defending a site like Boxes n Arrows because people give their time 
freely is a bit lame. But then attacking it is lamer, I really could 
offer my considerable talents to B&A site if its design annoyed me that 
much.

3. If you promote or ask for comments on your work, this community will 
give them freely. They won't all be constructive. Lots of us want to 
show off. I'm writing this email whilst doing a handstand.

4. I believe Yahoo's decision to place paid for links amongst search 
results blows both their credibility and usability out of the water. 
But then I'm not an average web user. Average users, according to 
Yahoo,  are people eager to pay $2.95 a pop for articles on the web.

5. Don't you just hate people who enumerate their arguments?
	5.1 I hate when they hold their fingers up and count at you as if you 
were stupid
	5.2 I hate it because its a trick to stop you interrupting boring 
arguments.
	5.3 Dear God, is he ever going to shut up?

> In parting I'd remind you all that you are not average web users.

Why, thank you

tom
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