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Pastimes : SI Beta Site Launch - 7/01/99 -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: mr.mark who wrote (652)	7/18/1999 8:40:00 AM
From: mrknowitall	Respond to of 2340

Mr. Mark - you're analogy is exactly right, but in terms of "new" software, we have to remember that most of this is an art form, not a science, and when you call someone's art ugly it only reinforces their belief in it's intrinsic value. I won't be wasting a lot of time trying the beta site any more. I found SI long ago and finally decided to subscribe for a number of reasons, not the least of which was the idea that I could pay for something useful that wasn't constantly dunning me with advertisements and links to offers I couldn't refuse. The Datek thing was apparently their way of market-testing our willingness to pay for being advertised at. Not enough people packed up and went away, so now we get the "new" "improved" (read: just-like-every-other-web-site) drivel and someone's idea of a "better" idea. I know others have left just because of the Datek banner - and if they do go ahead with the new site, I won't renew my subscription. Mr. K.

To: mr.mark who wrote (652)	7/18/1999 12:26:00 PM
From: somethingwicked	Respond to of 2340

The "new" site is not appealing to me either aesthetically or for its functionality. I don't want to be cynical, but, it appears that the motivation for "beta" and beyond is to introduce a fertile ground for commercial presentations (advertisements).