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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

4264.0. "Hands of FELINE--PLEASE!!!" by WJOUSM::GASKELL () Thu Dec 20 1990 17:16

    I have just read a message, forwarded throughout our organization, 
    from Dan Infante regarding employee interest NOTES conferences.
    I won't fill space with the details of the message as I am sure it will
    find it's way to you soon. The long and short of it is, NOTES files
    use company resources and that means money (this is the way we lost
    the VTX U.P. Wire Service I seem to remember).
    
    I am stunned--if we lose FELINE I will be lost!!!
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4264.1Don't Panic! (To quote from the Hitch-Hiker's Guide)WILKIE::FRASERBut I don't have an accent; you do!Thu Dec 20 1990 17:5210
        This has  already been extensively discussed elsewhere (such as
        in  DIGITAL.NOTE where  you  also  posted  a  message  to  this
        effect.) A conference has  been  set up to discuss the value of
        NOTES to DEC, and the  bottom  line  is  that  there  a minimal
        financial impact to the corporation which  is far outweighed by
        the  benefits  of NOTES.  It's currently  considered  extremely
        unlikely that employee interest conferences will be deleted.
        
        Andy
        
4264.2CRUISE::NDCPutiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313Thu Dec 20 1990 18:074
    I'm glad to hear that.  Sometimes its only FELINE that keeps me 
    from looking elsewhere for work.
      N
    
4264.3And even then I'm borderline :-)PROSE::GOGOLINThu Dec 20 1990 18:113
    Some days FELINE is the only thing that keeps me sane.
    
    Linda
4264.4TENAYA::KOLLINGKaren/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca.Thu Dec 20 1990 18:373
    I changed jobs a couple of months ago, and FELINE was on
    my list of pros for DEC....
    
4264.5That mail was retracted; implementing caused more work than it savedEMASS::SKALTSISDebThu Dec 20 1990 18:394
    That note has been flying around for a few weeks now. It's too bad that
    the "retraction" doesn't seem to get forwarded with as much zeal.
    
    Deb
4264.6Information and discussionWILKIE::FRASERBut I don't have an accent; you do!Thu Dec 20 1990 18:5138
        Some good sources of information which will help reassure folks
        that it's not as dark as it seems.
        
        Posted with Alfred's permission:

            <<< HUMANE::HUMANE$DUA1:[NOTES$LIBRARY]DIGITAL.NOTE;2 >>>
                          -< The DEC way of working >-
================================================================================
Note 1323.2                  DEATH KNELL FOR NOTES?                       2 of 2
CVG::THOMPSON "Does your manager know you read Note" 25 lines  20-DEC-1990 15:36
                               -< not to worry >-
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    I've had no less then 5 people mail me copies and have seen it in
    at least 2 or three notes conferences. In still an other conference 
    is a mail exchange between a local IM&T manager and Dan Infante where
    the manager makes a good case that Dan could not really mean what
    it appears the memo says (my words) and Dan Infante agrees that there
    are good business reasons to backup non-technical conferences.
    Check out Topic 1276 in the Colorado conference (especially reply .11).

Colorado			COMET::COLORADO				    1196

    There has also been quite a bit of discussion of the idea of shutting
    Notes conferences in the Employee Involvement conference as well.

DELTA Program			CAPNET::DELTA_IDEAS			    2842

    Check out topic 369 there. The Dan Infante memo is also discussed
    there at some length.

    Lastly there is a notes conference dedicated to discussion of employee
    interest notes conferences and the kind of issues the Dan Infante memo
    raises. It's at:

Employee Interest Noting	LESLIE::EMPLOYEE_INTEREST_NOTING	    3039

    			Alfred

4264.7Feline - now and foreverWR1FOR::RUSSELLPE_STFri Jan 18 1991 22:3010
    FELINE is the one thing I'd miss if I left DEC, (which I almost had to
    do since I was offered "the package" in December.  I got another position
    the day I had to make the big decision. phew!) I don't reply that often
    to the notes but I so enjoy reading about all your wonderful furry kids
    and I learn a lot about how to care for a sick cat.  I also cry
    when I read about the loss of a precious furbaby.
    
    This is a very valuable file and I certainly hope it's here to stay.  
    
     Steffi and 3Ms and a L