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Er ya

Posted by: w nau
Date posted: Mon, 16 Jun 1997

Does anyone out there have words of advice on this approach?
Back when the first vote was thrown out, I sent an e-mail to several folks at InfoWorld. Rachel, you were one of them (so was Sandy). At that time I suggested something vaguely similar to what napalm suggested. I find it interesting that this hasn't come to you before. It suggest my e-mail was ignored as I am an "OS/2 Zealot" (that term will haunt InfoWorld for years).

I think a method similar to what napalm suggested is clear improvement. However, I think it wise that InfoWorld just back out of the polling business for a while. You've made too much of a mess and I can't believe InfoWorld can do it objectively. Let things settle down for a few years and then attack it from a fresh angle. It also gives the rest of us a chance to cool down. Right now, I don't care how you conduct the 1997 poll or what the results are. I won't trust it.

Even before the whole polling situation, I felt Sandy needed to be dethrowned. My feelings haven't changed. InfoWorld has some decent columnists and I will likely continue to read it because of that. The rest of the publication needs a complete overhall and Sandy should be the first thing to go. She's never had any business being the editor of such a publication. Give her a column. She might do better.

Focus (rparker) Mon, 16 Jun

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