I voiced similar concerns directly to some of the staff at
Miva via the
phone shortly after the change was announced.
I was advised to post these comments on the forums, as more
Miva staff is
actually reading and participating - thus more likely to
have your comments
exposed to those that can make a difference.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-merchant5-userslistmgr.miva.com
> [mailto:owner-merchant5-userslistmgr.miva.com] On Behalf
Of
> R. M. Cartelli
> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 10:55 AM
> To: merchant5-userslistmgr.miva.com
> Subject: [m5u] RE: The New Boards - It is very
simple...
>
>
> RE: The New Boards
>
> It is very simple...
>
> Less convenient and less user friendly = fewer
contributions
> = less value = even fewer contributions = more
frustrated
> users = less business for Miva.
>
> The new boards may gain some traction if MM users a
forced to
> that location, but I cannot imagine that they will be
used as
> much or more than the current mail server system.
>
> Miva has nothing to loose by keeping this very active
> tight-knit, well-oiled, self-help, business-generating
> community up and running and policing itself. Many
companies
> will spend their entire existence and lots of resources
> trying to build what we already use everyday and they
will
> never succeed.
>
> The fact that Miva is dismantling the infrastructure
that
> binds a highly successful user community, which is
built upon
> the honesty, goodwill, sweat and cumulative knowledge
of
> their most loyal and experienced users tells something
about
> the management team and mindset of this company.
>
> With so many other cart options on the market and more
> high-feature low-cost options coming to market,
disbanding
> (or at least significantly upsetting) the current crew
Miva
> loyalists is certainly not in Miva's interests. It is
also
> not in the interests of Miva shareholders.
>
> I will go out on a limb here and suggest that the
current
> crew of Miva loyalists contributing to this list is one
of
> Miva's greatest competitive advantages. Great carts
that
> adequately serve the purpose for many SMBs will
eventually be
> very similar and very cheap, but fanatical users freely
> sharing everything they know, helping to build the
business
> of the cart creator, will always remain priceless. As
I see
> it, Miva's business is not about another easily-copied
> feature. It's about the people.
>
> Again, it is very simple...
>
> Less convenient and less user friendly = fewer
> contributions.................
>
> Onward...
>
> Rapid
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-merchant5-userslistmgr.miva.com
> [mailto:owner-merchant5-userslistmgr.miva.com] On Behalf
Of
> Chuck Lasker - DoublePlus
> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 8:54 AM
> To: 'Merchant5-Users'
> Subject: [SPAM] RE: [m5u] OT:Testing - where is
everyone?
>
> I guess all the posts are going to the forum, which
isn't
> many. It's certainly more difficult to post there -
you gotta
> think about which forum category to post to, go to it,
click
> to create a new topic, always wondering if the topic is
worth
> a forum post. With email it's New, type email address,
type
> subject, type question, send. Maybe it's going to take
> getting used to it, but I probably won't try too hard.
In the
> mean time, we hear echos in the halls of the empty room
that
> used to house the Miva community...
>
> Chuck
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-merchant5-userslistmgr.miva.com
> > [mailto:owner-merchant5-userslistmgr.miva.com] On Behalf Of Bill
> > Gilligan
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 10:14 AM
> > To: Merchant5-Users
> > Cc: Merchant5 - Coders
> > Subject: [m5u] OT:Testing - where is everyone?
> >
> > Bueller? Bueller? Ferris Bueller?????
> >
> > Did MIVA disable the list already?
> >
> > I have received no emails from either list since
sometime late
> > yesterday.
> > Its not friday night yet is it?
> > Did I miss the weekend?????
> >
> > =============================
> > Bill Gilligan
> > Gilligan On-Line
> > www.gilliganonline.com
> > 727-373-2536
> >
> >
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> > Date: 3/27/2006
> >
> >
>
>
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