Search is absolutely useless.
Feb 23, 2009, 7:13 am
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I'm not crazy about the ads (especially the broken ones that crash IE) but prefer them to paying for FT. At the end of the day this is a free resource to us, and while it is sometimes a train wreck operationally, I think it's ungracious of members to stomp their feet and complain as if they were paying top dollar for services not received.
And the problem isn't so much that people are complaining and stomping their feet. The problem is that ever since IBB took over this place has gone to the crapper from a technical perspective. When Randy was running things we had glitches, but nothing like inoperable search for months...
Feb 23, 2009, 8:01 am
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Psychologically or spiritually, perhaps not. Financially, if you don't click through to the ads: yes it is. It's as free as FM radio -- or do you consider that listening to the radio costs you money because they play ads every so often?
Feb 23, 2009, 8:10 am
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Who said anything about money? The FM radio costs time, annoyance, etc.
Feb 23, 2009, 9:28 am
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Feb 23, 2009, 9:38 am
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Feb 23, 2009, 11:20 am
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And the problem isn't so much that people are complaining and stomping their feet. The problem is that ever since IBB took over this place has gone to the crapper from a technical perspective. When Randy was running things we had glitches, but nothing like inoperable search for months...