[Vision2020] V2020 Problems

[lrr]

There are all sorts of ways to have an online community.  It depends on who you
want to rely on and what they expect in return.  Vision2020 could be moved to
yahoo, but, yay, advertisements.  I could host it off my own domain, but then
you'd be depending on me (ha) and the reliabilty of my provider.  A little cult
could be formed on a BBCi community, but, again, you're ultimately in someone
else's playground.  So yeah, to answer your question, FSR is certainly not the
only fish in the sea.  However, an online move tends to be as painful as a real
one so if there's no reason to do so and most people are satisfied with the
service then it's probably best to stay put (and on their good side).

LRosgen


Quoting Tbertruss at aol.com:

>
> All:
>
> While I am not a First Step customer, I once went into the First Step office
> with a technical question.  I was escorted into the inner sanctum, where a
> friendly and knowledgeable First Step employee explained the issues I raised
> while he engaged in his wizardry examining code on a computer.  They were
> very
> friendly and knowledgeable, especially considering I was not a customer.
>
> I have also found the folks at Cactus to be very friendly and helpful, again,
> even though I am not a Cactus Internet customer.
>
> Using the First Step sponsored V2020 free list serve to make public First
> Step technical problems might be considered "biting the hand that feeds you."
>
> On the other hand, V2020 might be a wise business move for First Step to
> advertise their service and improve their image in the community, so perhaps
> V2020
> is not as altruistic an endeavor as some might think.
>
> If First Step pulled the plug on V2020, however, residents of the Palouse
> could start their own list serve for the communities involved via other web
> sites
> who offer this service free of charge, if I have my facts correct, though
> this might mean seeing advertising.
>
> Is this true, or am I mistaken?
>
> Ted Moffett
>