Law of averages: Q. Is it logical that one person has heard dozens of complaints, while another, who has probably attended as many or more public SLAS functions, has never heard one? A. NO. Nate, you say you've heard of one person who had a bad experience. Is that the same as dozens? Sorry if I offend, but I don't believe for one minute that anyone, not Daniel or any other SLAS member, has ever heard "dozens" of complaints. Exaggerations like this seriously offend me. Have you not you heard the dictum, "The customer is always right"? If you haven't you've not worked in retail. And, just so we can get back to astronomy, has anyone observed Comet Hartley naked-eye yet? Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Nate Jackson Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 5:41 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] My trip to the planetarium Just because the complaint wasn't heard by you doesn't mean the complaint is non-existent or negated. I know one person that has had a bad experience... As far as the customer always being right. That is an illogical thing to say. The customer is not always right, however, the customer is always the customer and they should be treated as such. ________________________________ From: Kim <kimharch@cut.net> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Fri, October 1, 2010 5:18:39 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] My trip to the planetarium Daniel, I've been involved with SLAS for over 22 years. Until I moved to Sanpete I probably attended SLAS public star parties as regularly as anyone, sometimes going an entire season without missing a single event. I've never heard a complaint from our guests, either during or after a star party. I have to question if you know of even a few, if any, who have had bad experiences at SLAS events. Please, be honest: Do you really know of "dozens" of such people? Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of daniel turner Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 4:42 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] My trip to the planetarium I know of dozens of people who have had very unplesant experiences from SLAS members or at SLAS events. Recounting them all would be really boring. Every one has an occasional bad day. It's best to be big enough to overlook it. And we've done it all before many times so it's down right tiresome. This is very much a "glass house" moment. DT _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com