Jeff Kell ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
 
: I've always tried to keep this list "open" with no strings attached, no
: sponsors, no "political" influence.  I hope that point has at least been
felt
: by the readership.  There are times when you want a "straight answer" or at
: least an honest opinion on something, and this should be the place to get
it.
: I much prefer this to be an "off-the-record" discussion of HP-interested
: folks, and not a source of "employer-affiliated official points of view",
: whether HP, third-party, or otherwise.  Just offered as food for thought so
: we remember this is in no way an "official" posture.
 
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: If you want to hear from people like
: you and me, stick around, and don't bother with posturing.  This is OUR
: turf, until somebody takes it away from us.
 
Jeff, I think you do a great job with this list.  I get your point - people
should have the right to state their opinions honestly.  This list is a great
vehicle for the user community to discuss the changes that they'd like to see
in HP3000 related products.  Warts only get better when one is willing to
admit that they exist.
 
But it's also true that people are only human.  In the words of Ms. Poppins:
"A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down".
 
My sincere apologies to anyone offended by my post.
 
Leslie-Anne