Austringer19 Sep 2005 09:21 pm
Is This Your Support Chat?
I needed to have a change made to add a CNAME alias in the DNS for a domain, where the DNS is handled by a web hosting company. So I go to their web site, and under “support” they have a “live chat” option. After entering the specifics of my DNS change request, here is the remainder of the transaction:
Wesley R. Elsberry: OK, I got someone on the phone. Never mind.
Wesley R. Elsberry: Hello? 19:42 by the clock.
Wesley R. Elsberry: Hello? 18:36 on the clock.
Wesley R. Elsberry: Hello? 18:17 on the clock.
Wesley R. Elsberry: Hello? 18:05 on the clock.
Wesley R. Elsberry: Hello? 17:30 on the clock.
Wesley R. Elsberry: Hello? 17:20 on the clock.
Wesley R. Elsberry: Hello? 17:07 on the clock.
It is counterproductive to list a service that is not actually provided. If there aren’t agents around to serve the chat facility, it should be turned off.
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AMA citation:
Elsberry W. Is This Your Support Chat?. The Austringer. 2005. Available at: http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2005/09/19/is-this-your-support-chat/. Accessed October 7, 2008.
APA citation:
Elsberry, Wesley R.. (2005). Is This Your Support Chat?. Retrieved October 7, 2008, from The Austringer Web site: http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2005/09/19/is-this-your-support-chat/
Chicago citation:
Elsberry, Wesley R.. 2005. Is This Your Support Chat?. The Austringer. http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2005/09/19/is-this-your-support-chat/ (accessed October 7, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Elsberry, W 2005, Is This Your Support Chat?, The Austringer. Retrieved October 7, 2008, from <http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2005/09/19/is-this-your-support-chat/>
MLA citation:
Elsberry, Wesley R.. "Is This Your Support Chat?." 19 Sep. 2005. The Austringer. Accessed 7 Oct. 2008. <http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2005/09/19/is-this-your-support-chat/>