Re: Rate It <suggestion>

[mikeh@minivend.com]

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Quoting Birgitt Funk (birgitt@minivend.com):
> > 
> > Birgitt,
> > 
> > I know that I signed my comment but that also got truncated along with the
> > two paragraphs that I mentioned. I also included comment on problems I had
> > although small. My comments were intended for readers at cgi-resources, 
> > assuming that is where these messages where headed. Again I was assuming 
> > that is what the rating system was for. I may be wrong. 
> > 
> 
> I thought it would be used as a statistical poll for Internet Robotics,
> i.e. Mike Heins, to gather information about who is using MV, where
> it stands and where it is headed to go. May be I am wrong in that too.

Yes. It is merely a way to collect info about MV so I can see what people
want. I don't want to hide anything; I will put a warning saying comments
will be public. If people want private, they will have to figure out to
send me email.

I am a bit dismayed about people's opinion of the documentation, which
I have spent quite a bit of effort on over the years. But I have been
listening and do know that it doesn't seem to be what people want. I am
thinking about getting a professional to do a real manual and then sell
a CD-ROM with a manual and a CGI user interface to MiniVend.

> 
> I assumed comments would go to the attention of Mike Heins only, as
> the option to rate at cgi-resources is an additional option, independent
> from the rating on the minivend.com site. 
> 
> On the other hand, the way the "Rate Us" page is set, shows also some
> courouge, as it doesn't suppress any criticism into a black whole, 
> which only Mike Heins could read and use. That might be more important.

I thought everyone knew that I don't want to control what people say
about MiniVend. For one thing, I try to let it keep a low profile as
I am inundated as it is. Luckily the mail list is here, and it
has grown to the point where if I dropped off the face of the earth
I think MV would continue on quite nicely without me.

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