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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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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....<br>
<br>
walu.<br>
nb: I also tweaked his subject line to match his original content<br>--- On <b>Wed, 4/18/12, Kivuva <i><Kivuva@transworldafrica.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Kivuva <Kivuva@transworldafrica.com><br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] IBM is dead!<br>To: jwalu@yahoo.com<br>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br>Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 2:41 PM<br><br><div class="plainMail">As we approve and condemn the phantom caller, we should also learn to<br>take what Robert says with a little pinch of salt<br><br>On 18/04/2012, <a ymailto="mailto:peres_were@yahoo.co.uk" href="/mc/compose?to=peres_were@yahoo.co.uk">peres_were@yahoo.co.uk</a> <<a ymailto="mailto:peres_were@yahoo.co.uk" href="/mc/compose?to=peres_were@yahoo.co.uk">peres_were@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>> Yawe<br>><br>> I really do not see what
is negative about IBM launching its cloud service.<br>> I am guessing the title subject of your email was meant to 'catch' the<br>> kictanet audience for a good discourse.<br>><br>> The said 'respected member of this community' should have given his views<br>> online for a good debate rather than try to dictate to you how you should<br>> write your posts.<br>><br>> More oil to your elbows I say! Keep on writing!<br>><br>> Peres<br>> Sent from my BlackBerry®<br>><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: robert yawe <<a ymailto="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" href="/mc/compose?to=robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br>> Sender: kictanet-bounces+peres_were=<a ymailto="mailto:yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="/mc/compose?to=yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke">yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:49:58<br>> To: Peres Were<<a
ymailto="mailto:peres_were@yahoo.co.uk" href="/mc/compose?to=peres_were@yahoo.co.uk">peres_were@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br>> Reply-To: robert yawe <<a ymailto="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" href="/mc/compose?to=robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<<a ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="/mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] IBM is dead!<br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> kictanet mailing list<br>> <a ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="/mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>> <a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br>><br>> Unsubscribe or change your options at<br>> <a
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