Computer consultants with an Ebola FAQ?!?!?

[Ian A. York]

In article <3pfuk8$40fk at news.doit.wisc.edu> sspencer at rhino.bocklabs.wisc.edu (Stephan Spencer) writes:
>
>Is it just me, or are others out there upset about Mr. Ornstein's
>(a person with absolutely no training in virology) very
>inappropriate and downright inexcusable representations of being
>the *definitive* resource for Ebola on the Net? If the answer is

I have the page open right now, and I don't have any problem with it.  
The very first thing he says is,  "This page is specifically not designed 
to be a complete collection of information about Ebola; it serves as an 
introduction to the subject."  Followed by an alert that he doesn't have 
the virology degree and a suggestion to do more study.  

You complain that he put together a FAQ before you did?  Fine, then, put 
together your own FAQ.  As far as I can see his page is accurate.  I'd 
like to see him put together pointers to some of the more detailed sites, 
but other than that, it's fine.  

The Bock labs page is better, and I'd recommend that over Ornstein's, 
simply for more detail.  But complaining to net-abuse about this is going 
way, way too far.  

Ian

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