Re NEW vs. OLD SI -- There IS no official policy yet.
Since the Petition Thread is not a discussion thread, Susan, and since you have not posted to the Petition Forum, which is a discussion thread, I am answering your post here, where you have posted the same message.
You say you see "no need" for any controversy. Well, let's review the "controversy" chronologically:
To: Jeff Dryer (963 )
From: Lather.Rinse.Repeat.
Thursday, Jul 29 1999 11:05AM ET
I gots ta know. Will the Old Good Format be kept available and current for those of us who tried and rejected the New Bad one?
To: Lather.Rinse.Repeat. (1002 )
From: Jeff Dryer
Friday, Jul 30 1999 6:54AM ET
From what I've heard... only for a limited time... 30 days after the full roll out of new SI... maybe a little more.
Friday, July 30, 1999 11:13 AM ET
Petition thread launched By: Lather.Rinse.Repeat.
Saturday, Jul 31 1999 10:08AM ET
BryanB posts a long message on a multitude of matters, containing the following sentence (the one you have been quoting):
For those of you who wish to continue using the old SI, you can do so by visiting talk.techstocks.com, or by using your old bookmarks (other than bookmarks to the old SI home page). Any messages posted to either the old SI or the new SI will appear on both sites.
Message 10752877
There were then a number of queries (about whether this was a temporary or permanent policy), including two posts by LRR on two separate threads:
To: BryanB
From: Carolyn F
Saturday, Jul 31 1999 10:49AM ET
Thanks, Bryan, for keeping us informed. When management listens to shareholders like you do, it is no wonder that Go2Net has a cult following.
BTW, does this mean that the "old" SI will always be with us?
To: BryanB (1077 )
From: Lather.Rinse.Repeat.
Saturday, Jul 31 1999 11:09AM ET
Does this mean that the previous 30-day Electric Chair estimate is being pushed out? Even better - have plans to shut it down been put on long-term hold? pleasepleaseplease
To: BryanB (7243 )
From: Lather.Rinse.Repeat.
Saturday, Jul 31 1999 11:56AM ET
BryanB, does this mean that the old SI will remain available indefinitely? Am I reading this correctly - or are termination plans still "go"?
So far, there has been no response to these queries. Until there is one, I will regard this whole issue as unsettled.
jbe
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