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Pastimes : SI Beta Site Launch - 7/01/99
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To: Cheeky Kid who wrote (2107)9/22/1999 8:33:00 PM
From: Ira Player  Read Replies (2) of 2340
 
Cheeky,

I do not disagree that the option would have many reasonable uses and would be helpful for many people, with good intentions.

However, capabilities have unintended side effects, human nature being what it is...

A few years ago, Sears got into some trouble in the automotive repair area for replacing parts that did not need to be replaced. There was no program within Sears to do this. They did not cheat the customers intentionally. But a policy intended to increase the inspection and therefore detection of problems on customers vehicles, commissions for sales of parts, created an atmosphere that resulted in "sales" of unnecessary parts at many Sears locations. There was no 'plan' to do this. But an unintentional side effect of the incentive resulted in similar behavior at several geographically separate locations.

If there is a post that is obviously wrong, have Bob get rid of it. Having the capability globally available to users will result in it being abused.

Ira
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