RE: FLASH: My Rebuttal

[Greg Neat [Sales & Marketing]]

I'm with Aaron... but maybe we should add a third list for people who like

to discuss the properties of the other two lists.  If someone really wanted

a fourth could be added for those who are into critiquing the critics..you

know like a who's watching you kinda thing.


p.s: this rebuttal  is just an observation...please don't make a list out of

it.


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> From: 	Aaron Cushing

>

Reply To: flashershocker [dot] com

> Sent: 	Thursday, November 5, 1998 10:28 AM

>

To: flashershocker [dot] com

> Subject: 	Re: FLASH: My Rebuttal

> 

> How about dividing the list into two:

> an "I'm new to Flash and need help with some rudimentary issues"

> and an "Advanced developer list (like what Bill would prefer the current

> list to be)"

> People could subscribe to either list or both, but, of course, would not

> need to post the same question to both lists.

> Subscription documentation should indicate the types of posts acceptable

> on

> either list, as well as encourage a "lurk first" policy to newcomers, so's

> they can get the general idea/flow of either list.

> 

> FWIW, this topic always seems to come up on ANY developer's list (Flash,

> Director, WebMonkey, 3D Max...whatever....) whenever there's an influx of

> new kids on the block.

> 

> Aaron

> =====================================

>     Aaron Cushing        Multimedia Developer

>    Crescent Studios                     We Deliver!

>    http://www.c-studios.com

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> 

> -----Original Message-----

> -----(snipped for size and relevancy)-----

> 

>

From: Bill Wagner <billpwrtst [dot] com>

> 

> <snip!>

> This is not to say that I haven't

> seen some great practical, marketable applications of Flash on this list,

> but Flash has a great deal more utility tahn what we're seeing. I use it

> for

> CD-ROMs (of which I have seen a few posts, although they are mostly

> FSCommand questions which could have been answered by going to

> Macromedia's

> help site), interactive training, Visual Basic menus and as a front end

> for

> some really wacky Javascripts... and that is only the beginning. We need

> to

> start talking about these issues.

> I also stick by my assessment of the Flash support materials (not just the

> manual). When I say support materials, I mean the manual, the online help,

> the Macromedia tech resources, JC's site, etc. The answers for most of the

> questions I've seen are out there and people just aren't looking (and why

> should they when they can just dump a post into this list).

> <snip!>

> Most of the people who keep answering redundant questions here

> on the list have already posted the answers on one of their web sites.

> <snip!>

> I want to stress the continued

> development in the application of this technology and responsibility as

> far

> as knowing your limits and abilities as the make or break issues for Flash

> 

> designers as a group.

> 

> 

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