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| Subject: | Re: Big news on the web front... |  |
| Date: | Dec 16, 2002 |
| From: | Steve Frost | |
Andrew Herbert wrote:
> Here's the reply I got:
>
> Dear Andrew
>
> Many thanks for your email. Mr Dextras has provided full and frank details
> of all those who have caused problems for the site, who direct open
> criticism from rival sites or who attempt to divert traffic, and whose
> behavior would not be welcomed in any quarter. While we may of course be
> willing to review these in time, for now the policy will not change.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> The Missing-Lynx Team
>
Notice the phrasing of the respondent here, "The Missing -Lynx Team".
Carrying that logic forward, are they going to "embrace" the past rabid,
relentless, and most times callous ideology of booting anyone with a
differing opinion out of there?
> --
> Missing-Lynx.com
> www.missing-lynx.com
>
> - I sent them a reply. I basically said that it's too bad they are perpetrating
> AD's way of doing things. I also asked if he had given them the text of his
> replies to those of us he has banned. I then said too bad Osprey is now aligned
> with ML, I'll avoid both if nothing changes.
>
I already do for the most part. The reviews and articles on ML really
began to degrade quality wise, and there was almost no user input over
there except for the ill-managed discussion groups. To be fair it's his
site and space I guess, and he can do with as he wishes. But I think
it's a sign of incomplete planning and management, and a "site esteem"
problem if one chooses to be totally Draconian to a differing opinion
and boot "troublemakers" off. In an age where information is freely
available and everyone benefits from as many opinions and thoughts on a
given subject as possible, openness helps get the dumb ideas out of the
closet as well as the good ones.
As for Osprey, I found most of their references okay, but not great and
lacking detail from a modeller standpoint. Concord books pummel Osprey's
hands down for the same price, and the pictures are bigger are more
plentiful, WRT to their AFV offerings anyway. I haven;t picked up the
Men-at-Arms series. Osprey's modelling books are poor indeed, IMO.
> I have lots of references, and Concord, Schiffer and many other companies can
> satisfy my fix.
>
> Anyone want to post a bad review of an Osprey book and see what happens to them
> on ML? ;-)
>
I wouldn't try it. The Thought Police have you monitored and will storm
your house shortly and have you remanded for "re-education". Nyuck,
nyuck, har, har...
> Andy
>
>
>
Stirring the Bees Still,
Steve Frost |
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 | Big news on the web front... - Andy Herbert - Dec 14, 2002 |
| . . . Re: Big news on the web front... - Andy Herbert - Dec 15, 2002 |
| . . . Re: Big news on the web front... - Steve Frost - Dec 15, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: Big news on the web front... - Paul A. Owen - Dec 15, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Big news on the web front... - Warrink - Dec 15, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . this in reply to Paul.. Netscape acting up again.. n/t - Warrink - Dec 15, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: this in reply to Paul.. Netscape acting up again.. n/t - Andy Herbert - Dec 15, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Big news on the web front... - Steve Frost - Dec 15, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Big news on the web front... - Ken Hartlen - Dec 15, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Big news on the web front... - Kurt Laughlin - Dec 15, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Big news on the web front... - Ken Hartlen - Dec 16, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: Big news on the web front... - MSW - Dec 15, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Big news on the web front... - Andy Herbert - Dec 15, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: Big news on the web front... - Andy Herbert - Dec 15, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Big news on the web front... - Christophe Jacquemont - Dec 15, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Big news on the web front... - Andy Herbert - Dec 15, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Big news on the web front... - Andrew Herbert - Dec 16, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Big news on the web front... - Steve Frost - Dec 16, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Big news on the web front... - Andrew Herbert - Dec 16, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Big news on the web front... - Mark Bannerman - Dec 18, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Big news on the web front... - Andrew Herbert - Dec 18, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Big news on the web front... - Kurt Laughlin - Dec 17, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Big news on the web front... - Andrew Herbert - Dec 17, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Big news on the web front... - Warrink - Dec 17, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . which is, of course, a reply to Andy Herbert. Sigh.. Maybe I should reinstall Netscape 3.0.. - Warrink - Dec 17, 2002 |
| . . . Re: Big news on the web front... - Peter Ong - Dec 16, 2002 |
| . . . . . . What I was blapping about - Peter Ong - Dec 16, 2002 |
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