Here! Here! I couldn't say it better. Dawn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raymond L. Fournier" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 11:31 PM Subject: Re: [CFTW] APPLAUSE WHERE IT IS DUE > I second that statement. I hope that you don't take that personally. It is > by far the best product and support. It really is too bad that a few bad > remarks can cause so much hurt. You have a lot of friends that far outnumber > those that are not. We do appreciate everything that you do for this superb > program. I for one am very proud of the program and I read all the mail and > I can truly see why you take it to heart. > > I am amazed at the number of complaints that come in that are not even > related to the program but to the equipment. Trying to run Windows or any > Windows based programs with 32 meg or less is for the experts to tweak and > not for the faint of heart. Anytime sound files and graphics and text are > being combined, you need horsepower. Every machine is different and every > operator is different. The more experience the less complaints because the > experienced person knows that many factors affect the operation of a > machine. The hard drive and it's age, The amount of memory and the type of > memory. The Processor is only one small part of the whole. Yes it serves a > very important job but so does everything else. > > If people would only read these e-mails and see that everything is being > done by the creator of this program that is within reason and within cost > guide lines that we can handle. Also you can see by the constructive > criticism how many and what type of complaints are coming in. If every > person with a P133 were affected then you could safely say that something is > definitely wrong with this program or with the P133. One complaint came in > about a virus a short while ago and 50 reply's shortly thereafter disproved > that to be true. I knew this to be true because I had just downloaded from > the site. I also run an anti virus program but even if it were shut off it > is still my responsibility. Yes Ira would probably like to know if he were > the cause but by reading all the e-mails over those weeks one could > ultimately see that he was not and everybody on the list got a lesson on > virus like behavior. > > In conclusion and I apologize for being so long winded but I like this > program and I like the Author of the program and I do not want to loose > either. Constructive criticism is good for all of us. Destructive criticism > will affect us all but benefit no one. So please think before you do. Thank > you Ira. This comes from a lot of us that really appreciate everything that > you do and our list owner and manager. I for one have learned a lot just > since being a member........ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ernie Drabble" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 2:17 PM > Subject: [CFTW] APPLAUSE WHERE IT IS DUE > > > > Ira > > > > I have read all the complaints concerning Immigrate/Emigrate, etc., and > don't really understand what all the fuss is about. You have very > thoughtfully included a "Standard Events" editor in your Ver. 3 and as you > have already explained, it doesn't take a genius to amend the event to > whatever one's personal preference may be. I have used it to tweak a couple > myself - my preference, no problem. > > > > I can understand you getting upset at what appear to be some personal > attacks and you must wonder at times, "Is it worth it"? > > > > Yes, it most certainly is. I for one, am a more than satisfied registered > user of your excellent program - even on my snail paced ancient P133 with > 36m ram. Keep up the good work. You must realise that from all the very > many registered users there are throughout the world, complaints such as > these only emanate from a very very small minority. > > > > Keep up the good work. > > > > Ernie Drabble > > > > > > ==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== > > You can contact the List Manager at: > > [email protected] > > > > ============================== > > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > > > ==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== > You can contact the List Manager at: > [email protected] > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >

Add my kudos also! Margaret Dawn Conner Jeppesen wrote: > > Here! Here! I couldn't say it better. > Dawn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Raymond L. Fournier" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 11:31 PM > Subject: Re: [CFTW] APPLAUSE WHERE IT IS DUE > > > I second that statement. I hope that you don't take that personally. I