The New Boards - It is very simple...

I'll note you don't support it.


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Bill Gilligan
Gilligan On-Line
www.gilliganonline.com
727-373-2536  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-merchant5-userslistmgr.miva.com 
> [mailto:owner-merchant5-userslistmgr.miva.com] On Behalf
Of 
> WolfPaw Computers - Miva Lists
> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 11:24 AM
> To: 'Bill Gilligan'; 'Leslie  Webs Your Way'
> Cc: 'R. M. Cartelli'; merchant5-userslistmgr.miva.com
> Subject: RE: [m5u] RE: The New Boards - It is very
simple...
> 
> I sorry to say, that while the effort is noble...
> 
> All you are going to accomplish is splintering the user
based support
> further.
> 
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-merchant5-userslistmgr.miva.com 
> > [mailto:owner-merchant5-userslistmgr.miva.com] On Behalf Of 
> > Bill Gilligan
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 11:18 AM
> > To: 'Leslie  Webs Your Way'
> > Cc: 'R. M. Cartelli'; merchant5-userslistmgr.miva.com
> > Subject: RE: [m5u] RE: The New Boards - It is very
simple...
> > 
> > Did you see my earlier post - I am collecting
names, emails 
> > and offerings of those interested.
> > 
> > I will get it all together, then try to come up
with a 
> > cohesive system where someone hosts the list serv,
and others 
> > promote a FREE module that allows people to sign
up from the admin.
> > 
> > I have another pending project and then 2 days off
to busch 
> > gardens - then back to work on that...
> > 
> > Interested?
> > 
> > Bill
> > 
> > =============================
> > Bill Gilligan
> > Gilligan On-Line
> > www.gilliganonline.com
> > 727-373-2536  
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Leslie  Webs Your Way
[mailto:websyourwaygmail.com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 11:08 AM
> > > To: Bill Gilligan
> > > Cc: R. M. Cartelli; merchant5-userslistmgr.miva.com
> > > Subject: Re: [m5u] RE: The New Boards - It is
very simple...
> > > 
> > > Hear, hear!
> > > 
> > > So how do we stick together?
> > > 
> > > Leslie
> > > 
> > > On 3/28/06, Bill Gilligan <billgilliganonline.com> wrote:
> > > > Well said...
> > > >
> > > > =============================
> > > > Bill Gilligan
> > > > Gilligan On-Line
> > > > www.gilliganonline.com
> > > > 727-373-2536
> > > >
> > > > > -----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
> > > 
> > 
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