16th May 2005, 11:34 PM
OB1, before quoting people, make sure it actually applies to the current situation.
And, again, I would NOT have booed them.
You seem to be once again misinterpretting what I'm saying.
I will try to make it clear, as it may have been my fault.
When I see a press conference, their goal of advertising is apparent. However, I do not care about that. I'll listen to the info they have, but I will not cheer them on if what I saw did not impress me. Doing so as a courtesy, no, I won't do that. It's principle really. I don't think that SHOULD be a courtesy. I understand you don't think it ranks anywhere near something else, I see that. It's not even the same GOAL. But, the goal is irrelevent to me. If someone is offering information, I will ALWAYS apply the same standards to it. I don't care about business.
My response would not be to boo them. My response would, well let me say what I would do in this EXACT situation. In this situation I would, once they were finished speaking, try to ask them one question. I would see if I could get them to expand on what they meant by that statement. If they refused to answer, I'd leave it at that.
It's all well and good that they really only want to just say their line and get a cheer and leave the stage. I'm afraid that they need to EARN that cheer though. It should NEVER be expected, EVER.
And, again, I would NOT have booed them.
You seem to be once again misinterpretting what I'm saying.
I will try to make it clear, as it may have been my fault.
When I see a press conference, their goal of advertising is apparent. However, I do not care about that. I'll listen to the info they have, but I will not cheer them on if what I saw did not impress me. Doing so as a courtesy, no, I won't do that. It's principle really. I don't think that SHOULD be a courtesy. I understand you don't think it ranks anywhere near something else, I see that. It's not even the same GOAL. But, the goal is irrelevent to me. If someone is offering information, I will ALWAYS apply the same standards to it. I don't care about business.
My response would not be to boo them. My response would, well let me say what I would do in this EXACT situation. In this situation I would, once they were finished speaking, try to ask them one question. I would see if I could get them to expand on what they meant by that statement. If they refused to answer, I'd leave it at that.
It's all well and good that they really only want to just say their line and get a cheer and leave the stage. I'm afraid that they need to EARN that cheer though. It should NEVER be expected, EVER.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)