Teksavvy Nightmare

[John Moniz]

On 04/09/2013 07:17 AM, Neil Watson wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 08, 2013 at 07:29:18PM -0400, John Moniz wrote:
>> On 04/08/2013 12:44 PM, Neil Watson wrote:
>>> On Mon, Apr 08, 2013 at 12:29:53PM -0400, Thomas Milne wrote:
>>>>  Indeed. I didn't realize that Canadians were still clinging to this
>>>>  mythology of Bell as some omnipotent machiavellian hydra. 
>>>> Teksavvy, at
>>>
>>> Bell Canada is a legitimate monopoly, a carrier, and a content 
>>> provider.
>>> They have a history of using their monopoly to wipe out all 
>>> competition.
>>>
>> How about providing an opinion about a topic in which you have some 
>> familiarity.
>
> Do you know me well enough to fairly judge my familiarity this topic?
> One of my long term customers is small ISP. I know first hand how Bell
> and Rogers treat them. I have been a Bell and Rogers customer for many
> years. I know first hand how they treat me.
>
Neil, I should not have sent the post above. Even though I was trying to 
make a point, my words broadcast a personal attack, which was not fair. 
As I get older I seem to make my point with fewer words, which is not 
always the proper approach.

I made my judgement based on the content of your note, not on my 
knowledge of you. As unfair as my comment was, you were also too far off 
in extremism to be taken seriously. It was pretty clear to me that your 
familiarity with the subject, in a broad sense, just was not there. In 
fact, I find that the more negative and extreme the comment, the less 
likely that it was well thought out. I often find myself guilty of same. 
I can appreciate that you have some exposure to Bell and Rogers, but 
your examples would not provide you the depth of knowledge required to 
back up your statement, unless your subject was limited to a small 
sector of the ISP business. Incidentally, Bell is not a monopoly in that 
sector.

My point was, please be reasonable.

As mentioned, I ought not to have said what I did as I am no saint of 
reasonableness.

Kind regards,

John.
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