At 11:07 AM 10/15/99 -0400, Jeff Mcadams wrote:
Thus spake Allen Marsalis
Actually I compiled it last time.
Ah...ok...couldn't remember who it was...certainly didn't intend to steal your thunder. :)
well... I'm sure Brian helped me a lot.. He deserves more thunder on this list that I do overall for sure.. I'm just a lowly president who is concerned by the overall picture of things.. And I still lurk.. 8-)
After realizing the constant effort that went into it, I decided to create some smartpages that would compile the info consistently and automatically. I called these pages "TC Watcher" and posted the url here (http://www.shreve.net/tcs )
Yup...I've still my bookmark for it...still check it periodically, but, yeah...its been pretty stagnant.
Well I see two problems perhaps.. first, it came about soon after the original list and it was just to early to pick up again.. Also I posted it too soon before completion in an effort to determine if it was good/bad, and also to get data pouring in while I completed it..
I do see the TCWatcher type of thing being a useful tool (just getting the critical mass to get it going and keep it going is the trick ;), but I also see it being orthoganal to the (apparently periodic) need for a Gripe List or the like. Certainly the TCWatcher would be a good tool for compiling a Gripe List, but I think a Gripe List would best be "hand written" each time. Quite a lot of work, but I think the payoff is worth it.
nod.. It might be a good tool for a manual report.. I just remember all the list chatter saying "add me too" sort of thing.. It really was time consuming monitoring the list and updating the report several times a day...
Like I said...I'd certainly be willing to put the effort into putting this one together. I've been looking for a chance to put my newly-formed SGML skillz to work...this would fit the bill. ;)
well just let me know if there is anything I can offer or do.. I don't mind completing the project in addition to you doing the report.. I really don't want to do the report again, evident by my work on tcwatcher.. 8-)
In any event, I am willing to go ahead and finish it out if a few people believe it to be worthwhile idea... I haven't checked it out in many months and I don't think it's been used in a long while.
Well...as soon as our T3 comes back up (lovely UU.Net), and I have bandwidth to spare again and it wouldn't be totally painful for me to visit sites off our network, I'll head over there and put in some of the issues that we currently have. Certainly, TCWatcher would at least be a good base to start a new Gripe List from.
yeah I'll also give it another push.. I know it needs an option to email forgotten passwords and that sort of thing.. Also the main purpose was to compile a list. It's the main link and I never finished it.. (always have the best/hardest for last) Allen
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