Fair enough. Point made. I suppose I am a notorious thread drifter but in this case I was innocent, innocent I say! ;-)

Is that book by Sara Ford continuing on its tour?

>Yes, I did. If it hit you, and you've been a good UT poster, then please ignore.
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>Just trying to make a point.
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>>Did you blindly copy everyone who posted in this thread? I only posted one message and it was on topic.
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>>>As usual.... Another UT thread gone way off topic.
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>>>Come on guys.
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>>>There is too much noise in these discussions when they reach this point... Someone who is actually trying to follow these messages to LEARN about the topic has to wade through all this noise looking for real info. Honestly, I usually just give up and ignore it when it gets to this point.
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>>>That's one thing I like about the StackOverflow model. It requires strict adherence to the topic, and the community members can nix junk or off topic answers and comments to keep the content on the site very pure.
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>>>>>>I guess I should clarify that... my users have gotten smarter over the years. They no longer just turn off the PC and go home. At least now the shut it down first.
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>>>>>There's stupidity and there's ignorance. Ignorance, which is what you're talking about here, can be cured.
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>>>>>I'm for assuming that the vast majority of users are not stupid, and that when they behave stupidly with computers, it's because either they haven't been giving the necessary training or the systems are badly designed.
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>>>>>For anyone who thinks otherwise, you might try reading Don Norman and Alan Cooper.
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>>>>>Tamar
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>>>>And one ignorant user can spread a bad habit around like wildfire...