[kictanet] IBM is dead!

Wed Apr 18 17:45:25 EAT 2012

Thanks @Walu, Your clarification is a good reflection.

Now some listers will understand the social mutation of kictanet, and its
pecking order too.

Regards
10rdmwesh

On 18 April 2012 17:22, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> @Kivuva
>
> Since I know Yawe's style, I had indeed not taking the title too seriously
> and again I do know something about IBM actually being a top 5 software
> (not even hardware) companies and so there's no way they could be dead.
>
> But following the reactions, I had now to search and get the original post
> and sure enough the content was indeed +ve for IBM - but as @PKukubo  said,
> some people would take this subject line and tweet/fb/run with it with
> unforseen repercussions.
>
> Moral of the story - some Listers have over time developed more
> *authority* or *followers* to use the tweeter analogy than others.  But
> with that comes the responsibility that such Listers must weigh the  impact
> of their posts more than others - because many a times their posts are more
> likely to be taken as gospel truth and perhaps quoted in other forums where
> the readers there do not know that @Yawe was posting with a pinch of
> salt....
>
> walu.
> nb: I also tweaked his subject line to match his original content
> --- On *Wed, 4/18/12, Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>
>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] IBM is dead!
> To: jwalu at yahoo.com
>
> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 2:41 PM
>
> As we approve and condemn the phantom caller, we should also learn to
> take what Robert says with a little pinch of salt
>
> On 18/04/2012, peres_were at yahoo.co.uk<http://mc/[email protected]><
> peres_were at yahoo.co.uk <http://mc/[email protected]>>
> wrote:
> > Yawe
> >
> > I really do not see what is negative about IBM launching its cloud
> service.
> > I am guessing the title subject of your email was meant to 'catch' the
> > kictanet audience for a good discourse.
> >
> > The said 'respected member of this community' should have given his views
> > online for a good debate rather than try to dictate to you how you should
> > write your posts.
> >
> > More oil to your elbows I say! Keep on writing!
> >
> > Peres
> > Sent from my BlackBerry®
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk<http://mc/[email protected]>
> >
> > Sender: kictanet-bounces+peres_were=yahoo.co.uk at lists.kictanet.or.ke<http://mc/[email protected]>
> > Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:49:58
> > To: Peres Were<peres_were at yahoo.co.uk<http://mc/[email protected]>
> >
> > Reply-To: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk<http://mc/[email protected]>
> >
> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<http://mc/[email protected]>
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> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] IBM is dead!
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