MULTIZ321 Please Stop Posting News

[VacationForever]

No, that is not stealing. A customer in a store is an opportunity for the store... if they can’t close the sale for whatever reason it’s their fault. They have to create one or more reasons for customers to purchase, and typically price is just one reason.

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I disagree. When I walk into a shop to say, try on a pair of shoes. I make sure I buy them if I like them even though I know it will be cheaper online. I support brick and mortar stores as the shop owner has to pay rent and wages. I support brick and mortar businesses.

 

[Ken555]

I disagree. When I walk into a shop to say, try on a pair of shoes. I make sure I buy them if I like them even though I know it will be cheaper online. I support brick and mortar stores as the shop owner has to pay rent and wages. I support brick and mortar businesses.

Did I say I don’t support local businesses? Nope, I didn’t.


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[VacationForever]

Did I say I don’t support local businesses? Nope, I didn’t.


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You did because you said it is up to them to close the sale.

 

[Ken555]

You did because you said it is up to them to close the sale.

Wait, you don’t think local businesses should earn my business? I should just give it to them without consideration of other options? I respectfully suggest you reread the last few posts and reconsider. I’m happy to continue this discussion, but I don’t think you understood what I wrote.


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[CPNY]

Did I say I don’t support local businesses? Nope, I didn’t.


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Agreed. I’ve walked into stores plenty of times for one thing and wound up buying more, when I’ve encountered friendly knowledgeable staff. When the staff isn’t welcoming or engaged, or if I get a distrustful feeling from the store I’ll buy the item online right then and there. I support people who deserve support.

 

[Ken555]

Agreed. I’ve walked into stores plenty of times for one thing and wound up buying more, when I’ve encountered friendly knowledgeable staff. When the staff isn’t welcoming or engaged, or if I get a distrustful feeling from the store I’ll buy the item online right then and there. I support people who deserve support.

Those are good examples. I could add many other scenarios where I would or would not buy from a local business. It all comes down to a value proposition and I, as a customer, must feel that the most value comes from the local business. Price is not the only factor, as you correctly state.

For instance, I refuse to support poorly run or rude local businesses. Why would I?


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[CPNY]

Those are good examples. I could add many other scenarios where I would or would not buy from a local business. It all comes down to a value proposition and I, as a customer, must feel that the most value comes from the local business. Price is not the only factor, as you correctly state.

For instance, I refuse to support poorly run or rude local businesses. Why would I?


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Perfectly said. There have been so many times I’ve walked into a store to “showroom” and ended up buying the product from the store for all of the reasons I mentioned above EVEN though it may have been cheaper in amazon. Sometimes I’ll spend more, knowing I got the full in store experience. Again, they have to earn it. In sales, to have to earn the right to close. When you earn that right to close you’re more likely to close the sale.

 

[clifffaith]

I get my news from the 6 o’clock news hour on TV. Local news then Lester, then I catch BBC World News on PBS.


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We love our Lester fix every evening!

 

[bbodb1]

Idle thought: I wonder how Cronkite, Rather, Huntley and Brinkley would do in the current broadcast environment.

 

[Ken555]

Idle thought: I wonder how Cronkite, Rather, Huntley and Brinkley would do in the current broadcast environment.

Here’s one: https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/dan-rather-trump-moonves-interview.html


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[bbodb1]

Here’s one: https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/dan-rather-trump-moonves-interview.html


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Interesting read - thanks for posting that, Ken!

I hadn't seen any work of Dan Rather's in years until I accidentally found his Big Interview of Geddy Lee on AXS-TV awhile back. Very interesting interview but to be fair, Geddy Lee would make any interviewer look good as he is an excellent interviewee.

 

[Ken555]

Interesting read - thanks for posting that, Ken!

I hadn't seen any work of Dan Rather's in years until I accidentally found his Big Interview of Geddy Lee on AXS-TV awhile back. Very interesting interview but to be fair, Geddy Lee would make any interviewer look good as he is an excellent interviewee.

Dan posts frequently online. I find his perspective interesting.


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[DJensen]

The number of posts don’t bother me. I would like to hear a valid reason to stop the posts. Goodness, Gracious, it really can’t be that it takes a few seconds to scroll through the lounge to avoid the posts

I have enjoyed the titles and links as well, however the only complaint I could see is that with so many "news" links other postings regarding feedback or comments in the Lounge get pushed quickly to the bottom or next page and do not get responses when requested.

Maybe if there was a "News Lounge" section added for these postings.

 

[Luanne]

I have enjoyed the titles and links as well, however the only complaint I could see is that with so many "news" links other postings regarding feedback or comments in the Lounge get pushed quickly to the bottom or next page and do not get responses when requested.

Maybe if there was a "News Lounge" section added for these postings.

Maybe he should just be given his own section and then those who don't want to read his posts could ignore it completely. And it would make it easier for those of us who enjoy them to find them.

 

[DaveNV]

The thing everyone seems to be missing is the reason WHY Richard posts what he does - it's to inform, entertain, and maybe even invite conversation. Look at this thread you're reading - five pages and 114 replies in four days, all about whether Richard should post what he does. It's awesome, because it makes people think about what they read, post, and want to see on their computers. Kudos to all of you. Every stinkin' one.

For the record, since I'm the one who brought up paywalls, I don't usually bother to chase down another location to read something that is behind a paywall. I also won't change my browsing habits just to get around a paywall (Firefox and its add on, for example) because I'm just not all that interested in investing the time and energy to do so. If I want to post something from behind a paywall, I'll capture the content of the article I want, and paste it into a thread here, for everyone to easily read, and be done with it. Often, the article may have only a sentence or two that is pertinent, and the rest is filler. I am not interested in wading through pages of ads and clickbait links to get to the meat of a topic that may be of interest. I want to know who shot JR, not see a year's worth of other people's stories that don't matter.

As to content, stealing, and such - I consider media browsing on my computer much like watching broadcast television. Ads are commercials that interrupt the show. I have to wait till the commercials are over for the next piece of the broadcast, and maybe, eventually, I may get to the heart of the point of the show. With webpages and ads, it's often the same - fourteen pages down, after a hundred ads and distractions, I might read a sentence or two that tells me what I'm after. Just not worth the trouble. In the same way I record most TV shows so I can skip commercials, a webpage behind a paywall or filled with ads is a distraction I don't want to bother navigating. (Setting aside the onslaught of email spam that comes afterwards - I hate that garbage. Order ONE THING from Wayfair, and you're buried in multiple email spam messages every day afterwards. Ask me how I know this.)

I don't have time or interest to wade through the junk, so will cut to the chase. Post what's important, skip the crap, and get on with my life - there are too many recipes and cat videos out there that need to be posted on Facebook.

Dave

 

[WVBaker]

I have enjoyed the titles and links as well, however the only complaint I could see is that with so many "news" links other postings regarding feedback or comments in the Lounge get pushed quickly to the bottom or next page and do not get responses when requested.

Maybe if there was a "News Lounge" section added for these postings.

Could be, and this is just a possibility, that there is no answer that anyone wishes to post and not they didn't read it.

When you're an infrequent visitor many postings will take place between visits and yours will of course be pushed down the ladder. Just the circle of life for any posting.

 

[WVBaker]

Dave... am I sensing a bit of ambivalence when it comes to the internet?

 

[DaveNV]

Dave... am I sensing a bit of ambivalence when it comes to the internet?

I used to be ambivalent. Now I just don't care. LOL!

Actually, I just don't hold a lot of Ooh! and Aah! factor over things online. I've worked in IT for 47 years, and I have been on the Internet since 1995 or so - whenever it went public, and I used the precursors when I was in the Navy before that. Back when the term "Dial Up" was still being confused with a bar of soap. The novelty for me wore off long ago. Don't get me wrong - I still love everything about being online. Except the parts I don't like.

My life is lived in webpages, sound bytes, and keyboard clicks. So if I try to read a post and it's behind a paywall, I usually will just move on. It's not worth getting excited about. I am all about the instant gratification of immediate reward. No carrot? No clicks.

Dave

 

[WVBaker]

I am all about the instant gratification of immediate reward. No carrot? No clicks.

Dave

Now that is one fine pick up line! A man after my own heart.

 

[Free2Roam]

<snip > (Setting aside the onslaught of email spam that comes afterwards - I hate that garbage. Order ONE THING from Wayfair, and you're buried in multiple email spam messages every day afterwards. Ask me how I know this.)

THIS part!! What's worse than that are the ones that send multiple emails a day! Quickest way to get me to unsubscribe or mark as Spam. I know... that topic could take this thread way off course. My apologies in advance.

 

[Ken555]

(Setting aside the onslaught of email spam that comes afterwards - I hate that garbage. Order ONE THING from

COSTCO

, and you're buried in multiple email spam messages every day afterwards. Ask me how I know this.)

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[DaveNV]

COSTCO






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Hey now. Them’s fightin’ words! Lol!

Dave

 

[Passepartout]

Hey now. Them’s fightin’ words! Lol!

Dave

I didn't go searching for your quote on Wayfair, but wanted to comment that they turned me away with wanting my email addy before I could even look at their catalog. They clearly want me a lot more than I want them. I can't even decipher their jingle on TV.

 

[Grammarhero]

Which one of you reported my poll as non-sense? For the record, it was 5-0 in favor of keeping Richard’s news posts.

 

[rickandcindy23]

I like the articles and read most of them. I like the articles. As long as they aren't political, I say keep 'em coming.