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Post #25,329 by bepatient 1/23/02 4:42:27 PM Reply	Really Same issue with my wife. Taught her how to search...set up portal...the whole nine yards. Bottom line...AOL has >content< that others don't. She likes that content and the way its structured. 9 years for me Norm. 7 screen names. No mail issues. No security issues. My username has never been compromised. (knock wood). I have as many friends that use AOL and like it as you have that don't. That boils down to personal preference. Irrespective of that...there is still nothing but a positive track record between AOL and open source software....so you may not like them...but they've donated time and talent to projects that >you< like. You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #25,404 by nking 1/23/02 11:25:22 PM Reply	What can AOL provide that you cannot find on the Net somewhere else? Like was said, many of us just use Google or some other search engine. We don't need our steak to be cut up into tiny pieces for us, we can do it ourselves. I am sorry that you cannot see AOL for the company that it is. "Will code Visual BASIC for cash."
Post #25,406 by bepatient 1/23/02 11:46:07 PM Reply	Don't be sorry... ...no need. I don't agree with you...and your opinion is not TRUTH. AOL is a media company. There is ALOT of content that is specific to AOL. It is arranged well. You like to google. Fine. My friend likes to sign on and click once. Works for him. He's actually very computer and net savvy. You have a disdain...he has a preference. His preference is shared by a whole lotta people...whether you like it or not. You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #25,409 by nking 1/23/02 11:56:03 PM Reply	whether you like it or not my disdain is shared by a whole lotta people as well. Many of whom are Ex-AOL users. What media exists that you can only get on AOL? That is like saying I like the Cable Company because I can get local channels on it with just a click of the remote. Sure but you can also get the same media from an antenna. Want the same program channels as Cable but don't want to pay the high prices? Get satellite TV! I suppose that AOL shows CNN stories that are not viewable from cnn.com or the CNN news channel on cable and satellite systems? Or maybe they have the same, but AOL integrates the story in the same Window that you read your email from? I still do not understand what the big deal over AOL is that 100 million people want to use it. These must be the same people who keep electing the idiots into office that I never vote for? :) "Will code Visual BASIC for cash."
Post #25,480 by wharris2 1/24/02 12:46:27 PM Reply	Re: What can AOL provide that you cannot find on the Net Back when I used Compuserve, they provided a number of reasonably civil (sometimes moderated) forums and chat areas that you can't usually find on Usenet or IRC. I suppose AOL has a similar setup. Internet discussion group places like ziwethey are few and far between. Trying to discuss stuff on Slashdot? Hah. Kuro5hin? Almost as bad. "Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it." -- Donald Knuth
Post #25,600 by nking 1/24/02 5:32:06 PM Reply	Oh really? Mark Two. You mean like Ezboard? :) But anyway if AOL has forums, tons of other websites have forums that can just as easily be used. Even if AOL forums may not be accessable by the web, someone else already provides the same services elsewhere. Does AOL provide moderation of forums? This is something that Ezboard and Yahoo lack, they let the script kiddies, lamers, spammers, and other evil doers take control of the forums/clubs. Usually it is up to founders or forum owners to clean them up, but very few actually do. Some just create the forum or club and then leave. "Will code Visual BASIC for cash."

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