Re: Website for MAPICS users

["Dave Shaw" <daveshaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob's interpretation of mentioning and promoting is spot on.

I agree that it would be beneficial to get more users involved in a sharing
forum of this nature, whether it's this list or something else, but I also
know how hard it can be to persuade them to sign up.  The most common answer
I've gotten is "I'll take a look at it when I have more time".  Of course,
we all know that "more time" never really becomes available for anyone.

If anyone thinks that another forum might work better to get through to
certain people, then by all means go ahead and set it up!  Whether it
succeeds or fails, someone will learn something from it, as many of us have
here from this modest little mailing list.  I hope that any new ventures
have at least as much success as we're having here.

Dave Shaw
MAPICS-L Moderator
Simpsonville, SC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Tenney" <bobtenney@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "MAPICS ERP System Discussion" <mapics-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: Website for MAPICS users


> Folks, I estimate that our techy / user mix is currently 70/30. I pick-up
a
> lot of interesting tidbits from the techy discussions.
>
> You techyies could help create a better balance by telling your user
> colleagues about this discussion group and encouraging them to
participate.
> They really do know how to send and receive e-mails. I have also heard
that
> many of them know how to press the delete button when messages get too
> technical.
>
> According to the guidelines "Any discussion related to MAPICS in
particular
> or ERP systems
> in general is acceptable." Therefore mentioning non-MAPICS "annointed"
> products and services seems to be in bounds.
>
> There is a gray area between mentioning and promoting. When I discusssed
> this with Dave Shaw, the answer came back that I could mention my books as
> long as I did it in response to a previous posting. The way I interpret
this
> is that it is OK to answer a general ledger interfaces question and then
> mention my "MAPICS XA General Ledger Interfaces Book"  as a way to learn
> MORE about that topic. It would not be OK to say that you can get the
answer
> by buying my book or that I provide consulting services in this area.