Steve Conan Trustrum said:Among other things, I'm a market research who deals primarily in online studies and other aspects of technical research.
I know. You keep saying.

Steve Conan Trustrum said:Among other things, I'm a market research who deals primarily in online studies and other aspects of technical research.
Because it doesn't become any less relevant when I see someone doing something contrary to things I've learned in that position, especially when that hard data is called "massive hyperbole."Morrus said:I know. You keep saying.![]()
I seriously doubt another thread wouldn't have sprung up in its place.HinterWelt said:All I will say is I am sorry I started this thread. I should have emailed you Morrus.
Steve Conan Trustrum said:Because it doesn't become any less relevant when I see someone doing something contrary to things I've learned in that position, especially when that hard data is called "massive hyperbole."
HinterWelt said:All I will say is I am sorry I started this thread. I should have emailed you Morrus.
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It's my fault if you're drawing the conclusion that i'm trying to imply that sales is as important to you as it is to me. I've no delusion that it is. There's no way I'd try to put forth such an idea. You are, however, correct in that we disagree over the ramifications of the indirect effects of publisher sales gained through EnWorld and what their lacking can easily entail for the site. As I've said, though, it's not my site and I hope, as you do, that EnWorld works out to be the exception to the rule as to what tends to happen under such policies. Despite my disagreement with your analysis in this regard, Morrus, i certainly hold no ill will to you or your site even if the decision doesn't sit well with me in this or that regard.Morrus said:You're misunderstanding our point of disagreement, though, Steve. You're still working from the assumption that direct sales for publishers is as important to me as you think it should be; my disagreement lies in your analysis and judgement of how important that should be to me and the various reasons behind that - although that's going into depth again, and I must be honest and say that I'm not inclined to discuss that ad infinitum, as I am comfortable with my decision.
RangerWickett said:I'll say this. Russ, you are doing yourself a bit of a disservice in how you're handling this situation. You should be trying to convince people to sell at your store. You should not try to convince them that their concerns are wrong. In the former, you're offering them something (look, a new place to buy stuff!). In the latter, you're telling them they're wrong, and people plain don't like to be told they're wrong.
Steve Conan Trustrum said:Despite my disagreement with your analysis in this regard, Morrus, i certainly hold no ill will to you or your site even if the decision doesn't sit well with me in this or that regard.