The FP Room - yay or nay?

guy_templin guy_templin at adelphikitchens.com
Sat Nov 12 20:05:28 PST 2005


I think it is a good idea, I only went on one time briefly, however I would 
like to use it.

Guy Templin
Adelphi Kitchens, Inc.


On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 02:13:25 -0500, John Esak wrote
> Hello,
> 
> I would like to hold a simple tally of yay's. Let's forget the nay's...
> let's forget the politics, negativism, anti-MS'ism, all of that 
> stuff which we all can get into so easily here.
> 
> The FP Room hit it's 2nd birthday this past week. Barring one 
> serious T1 failure that lasted about 6 hours one day, I don't 
> believe it has been off the air for more than 5 minutes any of that 
> entire two years. Lots of us use the room religiously, and some of 
> you just periodically. Some very rarely, but you do show up when you 
> need a hand, or just want to talk at odd times... about filePro or 
> anything. I would like to hear from those of you who use the FP Room 
> *and* this mailing list as well. Does the FP Room add to, or detract 
> from this mailing list? Is it helpful? Should it stay around? Is it 
> worth the rather enormous effort of the various people who give so 
> much time so generously to its working and well being?
> 
> So happens, I've just reorganized my entire system, servers, 
> software, hardware, etc. the whole shebang. Within 3 days (by the 
> 15h) I have to make a decision on the actual talk room server I use. 
> Upgrade or fall back... The cost is essentially astronomical to go 
> one way or the other... that isn't so much the issue. I just want to 
> learn whether I should change the complexion of the room, or add a 
> room or rooms, to reflect more what people like to talk about. The 
> main group in the FP Room talk about so many things along with 
> filePro... food, toys, music, movies, politics, etc. I'm going to 
> make some organizational decisions some time this week about all 
> this, so I need to know what to do... and I want to hear it here,
>  and nowhere else. A public referendum so to speak... How many of 
> you use the room and find it valuable. How many of you like the idea 
> of the room and always meant to try it but have never done so? (But 
> you think you might in the future.) How many of you want to see it 
> stay around?
> 
> Like I say, this is a specific thing I'm asking. I would appreciate not
> hearing "it doesn't do this.." or "it bad because..." and anything else
> negative about it. I am solely interested in hearing from anyone and
> everyone who feels the room is useful and should stay around. I'll 
> make my decision after I read some of the responses and gauge the 
> response. The yay's will have it. I could care less about the nays. 
> (You naysayer's, just keep never coming around, that suits us fine. 
> :-))  For the rest of the group who does use the room or does want 
> it to stay working another year or so... let me hear that, this is 
> your time to speak up.
> 
> Don't go into the room to respond, don't send me private email... responses
> here, in public, from people who read this mailing list are all that 
> I'm interested from this post. I'll poll the others who use the room 
> and don't use or know about this list via other means.
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> --
> John Esak
> (570) 384-2444
> 
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