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To: Lane3 who wrote (200)	4/26/1998 11:04:00 PM
From: Michael Coley	Respond to of 446

RE: Pay for Quantity. >> What a concept! I can't wait to take this pay-for-performance idea back to the office tomorrow--abandon quality measures and go strictly with quantity. << That reminds me of one of my favorite Dilbert cartoons. Quality was getting pretty bad, so they decided to start a bonus program where people got paid a small amount of money for each bug that they fixed. Immediately, Dilbert, Wally, and Alice all realized that they were going to be rich! Wally said he was going to go code himself a new minivan that afternoon. I'm glad to see that you've joined in the conversations. Every person has a unique perspective and knowledge. - Michael Coley - wwol.com

To: Lane3 who wrote (200)	4/28/1998 5:05:00 AM
From: 246810	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 446

Dear Karen, Well, you certainly didn't take your own words to heart did you. "In the future I shall be more charitable in my judgment of those posters who can't resist taking the bait from troublemakers or who over-react to a hastily phrased post. And I shall be more careful in my wording in any future posts." If you read my post #reply-4204272 more carefully you will see that the topic is the asset value of posters in the merger with go2net. If you read my post #reply-4211552 you will see that I was complimenting you on modifying my thoughts regarding the asset value of lurkers in the merger with go2net. In each case the value is attributable to past not future performance, as clearly stated. No mention of quality was raised or appropriate. One of the beauties of SI is the lack of censorship or criticism by SI. Your sarcastic response was uncalled for, and a result of your not reading or not comprehending the referenced posts. In fact the fleeting thought swirled through my head as I was reading it that *once a lurker always a lurker*. You were correct the first time, one post for you was enough. 246810