RE: Adoption of new RPG techniques

Joe,

I'm saying that the poll is worthless as an argument because it is in no way
a representative sampling of the audience.  Did your poll account for "don't
care"?  If so, then add me to that response group......

I believe the majority are indifferent to the whole argument.  I personally
look at this as just another "shop standards" issue, and I'll deal with it
as I need to.  

JMHO,

Eric DeLong
Sally Beauty Company
MIS-Project Manager (BSG)
940-898-7863 or ext. 1863



-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Pluta [mailto:joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 11:12 AM
To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
Subject: RE: Adoption of new RPG techniques


> From: DeLong, Eric
> 
> Ok, Joe, you make the statement as if it it fact.  I don't believe it.
> Thats the problem I have with some of your "facts".  You run an
informal
> poll, get a few responses, and then claim the over 60% of people
> agree!?!??  At best,
> you could state that over 60% of RESPONDANTS agree.

I did say that, Eric.  I said "according to the poll".  And every time
I've referred to those numbers, I've said it was according to the poll.
And while it's not necessarily statistically accurate, there where well
over 100 responses, which for an online poll of our community, is a
large number.  It's certainly by far the largest response I've seen to
any other poll I've done.  The followup discussion has been the largest
discussion on MC in a very long time, and the responders there range
right in with the percentages on the poll.

I know it ain't a Gallup Poll, but it's better than anything else to
date, and unless you have some facts to the contrary, I find it
difficult to understand why you're trying to invalidate it.

Joe

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