08-18-2010, 12:19 PM | #61 | |
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08-18-2010, 07:15 PM | #62 |
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I highly doubt it. Robert came back from surgery (yes in pain) but started to get back in where he left off, helping people and talking about long term projects etc. If he had health issues and did not want to disclose them, I think he would have just come back and said "hi" to everyone and not continued talking about the long term.
My 2 cents. Everytime I come to this forum and I see this thread has been updated a little tickle inside of me of 'hope' comes alive thinking Robert has returned to say hello to us all. Sadly once again today it is not the case. I've noticed things here are rather quiet now, this use to be a rather active forum, now it appears to have gone to the way-side. Come on people, lets pick it up a little. Speaking of which, anyone visited the forum on ezread.com? |
08-18-2010, 07:36 PM | #63 |
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I did go to the EZRead forum the day Jenifer gave the link, but I didn't register. How about you?
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08-18-2010, 07:52 PM | #64 | |
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(I think it's very reasonable that they'd be harvesting data from forum users; their ultimate purpose is to *sell ebooks & readers*, not to promote ebook discussions. But I have no particular desire to hold my ebook discussions on a commercial site; I'd need a reason to spend time there instead of here.) |
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08-18-2010, 08:23 PM | #65 |
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Nup, with like 3 threads and 8 posts (or some very low number) I wasn't willing to sign up and post. It would make me feel like a loner waiting at a bus stop for a bus that has already come and gone (or an Apple fanboy lining up for a new gadget 5 days before release date.......nah not that sad, perhaps just the bus )
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08-18-2010, 08:45 PM | #66 |
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08-19-2010, 04:30 AM | #67 |
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..I fully agree and that's why I will not use their forum...
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08-19-2010, 12:25 PM | #68 |
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08-19-2010, 01:37 PM | #69 | |
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While everyone is free to use it, I'm not promoting it currently because it is not device related, and our future project (which I'm unsure if Robert mentioned) is not ready. It will probably become dusty with 'test' posts for a while before we perfect everything. |
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08-19-2010, 01:53 PM | #70 |
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While I agree they want too much personal info to register which may be used for promotional purposes (saying I was agreeing to receiving to emails for "updates" was my turn off point), if you haven't actually used the site, how can criticize it? I've seen only five or six posters there, one being Robert, another was a Jenifera (same Jenifer who replaced Robert?), some clown named Peipei who didn't really have anything to say, a moderator, and one or two others. Until people actually start using the forum, there is nothing to judge.
We can postulate Robert's fate until the cows come home but nothing will be established until someone hears from Robert himself (which may be never; deal with it). 'Til then, why don't we give this a rest and move on. |
08-20-2010, 12:49 AM | #71 |
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You should know there's a U.S. law that states children under 13 cannot give personal information (like an e-mail address) without their parents' permission. That's why some forum software is set up to ask a birthdate--just to find out if you are old enough to register, which usually requires giving a valid e-mail address. It might not be anything sinister.
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08-20-2010, 09:21 AM | #73 | |
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I'm aware that many people don't mind handing out their birthdates to all the sites online that ask for them; shrug. I don't like giving out personal info unless I have to; I don't give it out to websites unless I believe I'll get back something that makes up for the erosion of my privacy. I don't expect the EZreader forums to change to match my preferences. I don't expect to participate in them, either. |
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Currently, I believe any identity questions other than the required birthday are optional to add to your profile. Unless you're making a purchase on EZ Read, which is considered separate and will not be associated with the forum. |
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