Re: I told you it was coming....it's here. OUR iSeries Nation home page.

let me clear this up.

Because of IBM internal policies, duality is a very unfortunate way of
life.  IBM isn't sharing, so to make this work and keep folks in the loop,
we need the 2nd signup...

Hey, if it were a perfect world, everyone would use iSeries...or at least
know what the heck they were! :)

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On Mon, 2 Jul 2001 Portal39@aol.com wrote:

> We have Don in DC iNation and IBM iNation
> confusing
> Guess dual citizenship is encouraged?
> 
> dr2@cssas400.com writes:
> > 
> > Those of you that were at the CMC meeting on Thursday in NOLA, heard me
> > mention a project that was coming down the line that I wasn't prepared to
> > talk about.
> > 
> > Today, I'm announcing that part I of that project is out of beta and ready
> > for the light of day.  www.iseriesnation.org
> > 
> > This is just the start.
> > 
> > This is the non-IBM, "user" side of the equation.  You're going to see
> > things here you NEVER would see at a IBM site.  We have plans to make this
> > site and concept a major focal point in the iSeries and soon to be eServer
> > Community.  We're going to be very positive, informative and since we're a
> > user advocative association, not necessarily politically correct....but,
> > politely so.
> > 
> > Many of the things that IBM drags their asses on and the
> > ex-cookie-chef-wannabe in Armonk will never want you to have or the world
> > to see, we plan on providing.
> > 
> > We're NOT going to reinvent the wheel.  If there's someone already
> > providing a quality service in a field of need, we're going to tell you to
> > use them.  Example:  No listserver planned.  Midrange.com and ignite/400
> > have that covered...and what they don't Yahoo does...
> > 
> > We are planning a regular email delivered eBulletin on events happening
> > of interest and perhaps ways and persons in the media that may have not
> > gotten the right word about the iSeries and need some education....etc...
> > 
> > This site is going to be under constant construction.  There's only a
> > small handfull of us right now, so please be patient on content.  FOlks
> > that have content or content ideas, please let me know.  Please put
> > "iSeries Nation User Page:" in the subject line...it helps me ALOT! :)
> > 
> > We're still growing as fast as we can, we not perfect, but we're gonna try
> > like hell to breach the grand canyon between "party line" and reality.
> > And, it's time that all those thinking M$ is the best, got a dose of
> > reality.
> > 
> > Yes, because, we're not IBM, you need to signup a second time, with us.
> > 
> > Since we're user driven, we're not being run by a multi-BILLION dollar
> > company.  This means, I'm not going to be sending you any tedy bears to
> > get you to signup.  There aren't any gimmicks here.  We're straight
> > shooters who have been in the midrange trenches for more years than we
> > have fingers and toes.  We fully intend to give you content you can use
> > and need to help keep your day to day, day to day.
> > 
> > We don't have a monopoly on brains or ways to skin the cat, and we're not
> > bashful to ask.
> > 
> > It's time to let the Phoenix rise....we think the Future is so bright,
> > you're gonna need a welder's mask...:)
> > 
> > It's time we kicked some ass to save what's important....
> > 
> > It's time you signed up for YOUR iSeries Nation....
> > 
> > Don in DC
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 

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