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To: HairBall who wrote (7848)	8/26/1999 4:42:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 32883

Before you continue to call the Classic SI Folks whiners, read this: Message 10900124

To: HairBall who wrote (7848)	8/26/1999 4:45:00 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32883

he he. that's rich, lg. you're "just fine" with the new SI, so we should "grow up". waiting for you to dispense some more high level solutions like "get a life". i know they're on their way... :) mark

To: HairBall who wrote (7848)	8/26/1999 6:33:00 PM
From: RTev	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 32883

I am just fine with the new SI. In the scheme of things, it really is no big deal. SI is still the best message board out there. Good points. It's worth stopping for a moment and asking what it is that has made SI such a vibrant community. Is it the pastel yellow/blue/gray/green face that it presented? Apparently some consider that an important element. Some even consider it the most important element. I, on the other hand, think that it is the superb and ingenious design of the message boards that has attracted a mass of people to this site. It is those the network effect of those people using this superbly designed message base that attracts even more. All of the elements that make this message board so much more pleasant than anything else out there are present in both the old and new design for the site. Over the years, I've looked at many of these kinds of interfaces -- from the time when I called single-line BBSes using a 300 baud modem on a C=64, through Q-Link (the original incarnation of AOL), to GEnie, and on to usenet and then web boards. This message board is the best designed of them all. I appreciate the care that the designers of the new site took with the message base. Rather than making wholesale changes, they kept it pretty much as it was. They put a new and more contemporary face onto it and did make wholesale changes in the auxiliary features (like charts and data displays), but kept the message base the same with just one new feature, the 10-message display. I don't think I've ever called the "guardians of the classic" whiners, and I don't think most of them are. (Of course, something like the insufferable "Dooood! The new SI sucks, dude. Navigation is well... terrible." would qualify as whining, but fortunately those don't happen too often since it's so hard to type a message with just one finger.) Many of those who defend the old SI have made valuable contributions to the development of the new SI, with mr.mark and Cheeky (despite the dreadful boxes around messages) at the top of the list. But I think we often overlook the true contribution of the Dryers in designing this site when we argue so much about its surface appearance. They created something truly remarkable which is present in both the classic version and the new SiliconInvestor.

To: HairBall who wrote (7848)	8/26/1999 9:13:00 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32883

Thanks for your post LG. I agree with you, but then I am one of the 3 people that prefers the new SI! However, it is worth noting that online users for the popular sites are exploding in number, and some very well financed and high profile sites can't handle the growth (ebay and etrade come to mind). Except for a few minor glitches I have never had many problems with SI access - some times are slower than others but thats just an inconvenience. Because the SI site is well managed and supported we don't have to deal with stuff like this.... Message Boards Currently Unavailable Thank you for using Raging Bull. The message boards are currently unavailable as we work to upgrade the system. Please check back later this evening. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding. In the interim, we encourage you to read our latest editorial commentary and today's top message board posts. Again, we sincerely apologize for this inconvenience. Michelle

To: HairBall who wrote (7848)	8/26/1999 10:38:00 PM
From: kanda	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32883

If there is a better-constructed message board on the web for investment discussion, someone please let me know. Folks, please stop the whining...GROW UP!!!!! There are quite a few message boards on the internet that look and act very similiar to the New SI now. It's not a matter of where, but WHICH ONE! The only unique board I have found in four years on the internet is the Old SI. I was forced to use the NEW SI this morning and I was surprised to see how similar, in appearance, to Stockhouse the home page was. And, Stockhouse is also slower than the second coming but, at least, it's FREE! My brief visit to the New SI this morning reconfirmed my first impression, IT CERTAINLY DO SUCK, BIGTIME! I did not enjoy it in the least. I suspect the old SI is being diddled with, figuratively speaking, to force us, like mindless cattle, onto the New site. If this is whining, I enjoyed it and probably will indulge again when the urge strikes me. kanda