>You don't have to get uppity on this, Michel!

I have absolutely not idea what that term means. IAC, whatever it is, that's only an opinion which doesn't reflect anything on this side.

>It is NOT obvious to the casual observer that the Hotline is a separate SITE. In fact the Dashboard sure makes it look like it is a PART OF THIS (UT) SITE. I never guessed that PUTM - a paying basis - was a different site or held special content! That it's not, and doesn't, made it logical assume the same for Hotline too.

There is always a point where a link points to another site. Once you go in one of our portals, for example, then, suddently you click on an article and you find yourself on MS site, for example. No matter if the sites is own by the same entity or not, having a similar look or any other types of related issues, this is what the Internet is all about. You move from one point to the other.

>1) UT does lots of things different than MS or any other site, so assuming that it followed any other "model" didn't make much sense to me. Still doesn't.

I have completely no idea what you mean. Can you elaborate?

>2) UT's objective is to make important/interesting information available to all members. I was simply asking if the UT's general objective would be carried forward with the Hotline service assuming that it is integral to UT. That proved to be a bad assumption, though not one that could be easily discerned from the announcement material provided.

That again is an opinion of yours. The only think you can rely on is what is written. Other than that, it's just opinion, assumption and speculation. I would just refer you to what is written in the Hotline page presently and in regards to other content such as news release.

>I expect that there will be no prohibition for a Hotline user who gets a good answer publishing the answer s/he got in a UT thread. Is that a good assumption (as this certainly happens when someone gets a good answer from MS support)?

That is an assumption. It is completely not related to anything our corporate entity has mentioned in regards to the Hotline.

>By the way, I do wish you good luck with this new venture. It seems to have differences from other services that are appealing.

Thanks a lot, any feedback are useful