Mike,

I agree with your point. I was a bit off course. The first person to
'talk' to is the one that can solve the 'problem.'

That said, there is also a value to understanding the scope of a problem.
And that scope can best be determined by inter-action with a common group.
The action one takes may be different if they were the only one affected
than if they are one of a large number affected.

When a thread grows too bloated and off topic, we have step away. If we are
to find any value in these forums, we must be able to separate the wheat
from the chaff. And I have learned a lot in this forum. (and a bit about
woodworking too)

thanks for your point,

John Flatley
Jacksonville, FL.

--
"No one has ever erected a monument to a committee."



"Mike Marlow" wrote in message
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"John Flatley" wrote in message
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Consider a suggestion. Maybe the next time you suspect a problem, you
are
thinking of challenging a vendor or a practice and you want more
information
before taking the problem to the vendor; ask questions of the group. We
are
never short of answers. (opinions) Asking questions might keep
productive
posts from turning into a "bash a vendor" bitch forum. (might!)


Ohhhhh John... I have to differ. Taking this approach will only result in
the standard newsgroup feeding frenzy where folks jump in and take their
turn at bash the vendor, or bash vendors at large. The best course of
action is to always take the problem to the respective party before
taking
it to a public forum. Public forums are infinately less capable of
providing accurate answers than the agency involved. What public forums
excel at though is turning the smallest thing into some over grown,
bloated
issue. Those opinions you reference are often the most dangerous form of
the written word.

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-Mike-