> I don't think it's time to get carried away yet. There are many large problems which
> require a lot more listening than changing an unreleased, internal team name.

It was in the public knowledge effectively so "unreleased" isn't strictly speaking true..

I'm not belittling (sp?) other problems but I think it's totally unfair for anyone to criticise PN for actually listening to people! If a toddler starts walking you don't need to complain it's not running (bad comparison.. no hidden meaning intended.. every other disclaimer applies )

seb

Good Luck to you

Toys out the pram when he don't get his own way? Hell, he's plusnet management potential in that case!

Agreed. But the initial wrong decision leaves a stigma. I mean, new parents can be talked out of naming their first child Adolf but the fact that they could ever contemplate it might call into question their future parenting decisions.

Simon

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Agreed. But the initial wrong decision leaves a stigma. I mean, new parents can be talked out of naming their first child Adolf but the fact that they could ever contemplate it might call into question their future parenting decisions.

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Oh come on! You can say they were silly in deciding the name but I don't think it leaves much of a stigma really.. It was just a name remember.. it was unwise maybe but they probably don't have expensive PR consultants to tell them that..

There's nothing wong with a parent calling their child Adolf if they feel that name is the one they want to choose.. JUST BECAUSE some historical figure was horrible doesn't mean the name should be tarnished per se.. Should PN ban all users called "Simon"?

Give them a break when they actually do something good!

Nothing strange about it at all - For yonks you have been telling PlusNet how to run their business and now they have missed the opportunity to get the export on board to solve all their problems.

How very true Seb,

What I always looked for (and something there is no degree for) was common sense and the abilty to learn.

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When I'm hiring people I don't look at what degree they have... (or haven't) got.. for a small company (and I'm talking about the non-big big companies with training programmes you get put onto straight away.. you want people who are good at the practical day to day or you know can pick it up very quickly. Sometimes an enthusiastic university leaver is far better than a cocky experienced industry person (this isn't targetted at anyone specific btw).
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Sorry guys but this thread is getting long... maybe best to pick up the interesting branches into new threads

seb