Re: Why People Give Up on Groups.

2013-10-25 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 6:04 AM, Alan L Tyree alanty...@gmail.com wrote: gordon_cooper writes: Hello to all, I have been a Lyx user for a year or so and regarded this Group as place to find help. I am saddened to see it descend into a slanging session. I quit, Gordon

Re: Why People Give Up on Groups.

2013-10-25 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 6:04 AM, Alan L Tyree alanty...@gmail.com wrote: gordon_cooper writes: Hello to all, I have been a Lyx user for a year or so and regarded this Group as place to find help. I am saddened to see it descend into a slanging session. I quit, Gordon

Re: Why People Give Up on Groups.

2013-10-25 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 6:04 AM, Alan L Tyree wrote: > > gordon_cooper writes: > >> Hello to all, >> I have been a Lyx user for a year or so and regarded >> this Group as place to find help. I am saddened to see it descend >> into a slanging session. >>

Why People Give Up on Groups.

2013-10-24 Thread gordon_cooper
Hello to all, I have been a Lyx user for a year or so and regarded this Group as place to find help. I am saddened to see it descend into a slanging session. I quit, Gordon New Zealand

Re: Why People Give Up on Groups.

2013-10-24 Thread Alan L Tyree
gordon_cooper writes: Hello to all, I have been a Lyx user for a year or so and regarded this Group as place to find help. I am saddened to see it descend into a slanging session. I quit, Gordon New Zealand Don't let one bad thread drive you away, Gordon. Mostly the

Re: Why People Give Up on Groups.

2013-10-24 Thread Richard Talley
Yes, please don't leave. You can always just ignore the thread that you consider a 'slanging session' - just delete them unread. ;o) I'm not sorry I triggered the thread in question - less heat and more discussion than I've seen elsewhere. Some days I just hate computers, and I let it show.

Re: Why People Give Up on Groups.

2013-10-24 Thread Bryan Baldwin
On 10/25/2013 04:55 PM, gordon_cooper wrote: I quit I thought the very same thing, except 99% of the time the LYX list has interesting news, is genuinely helpful, and quitting only would only be a punishment to myself because the 1% hurt my delicate

Why People Give Up on Groups.

2013-10-24 Thread gordon_cooper
Hello to all, I have been a Lyx user for a year or so and regarded this Group as place to find help. I am saddened to see it descend into a slanging session. I quit, Gordon New Zealand

Re: Why People Give Up on Groups.

2013-10-24 Thread Alan L Tyree
gordon_cooper writes: Hello to all, I have been a Lyx user for a year or so and regarded this Group as place to find help. I am saddened to see it descend into a slanging session. I quit, Gordon New Zealand Don't let one bad thread drive you away, Gordon. Mostly the

Re: Why People Give Up on Groups.

2013-10-24 Thread Richard Talley
Yes, please don't leave. You can always just ignore the thread that you consider a 'slanging session' - just delete them unread. ;o) I'm not sorry I triggered the thread in question - less heat and more discussion than I've seen elsewhere. Some days I just hate computers, and I let it show.

Re: Why People Give Up on Groups.

2013-10-24 Thread Bryan Baldwin
On 10/25/2013 04:55 PM, gordon_cooper wrote: I quit I thought the very same thing, except 99% of the time the LYX list has interesting news, is genuinely helpful, and quitting only would only be a punishment to myself because the 1% hurt my delicate

Why People Give Up on Groups.

2013-10-24 Thread gordon_cooper
Hello to all, I have been a Lyx user for a year or so and regarded this Group as place to find help. I am saddened to see it descend into a slanging session. I quit, Gordon New Zealand

Re: Why People Give Up on Groups.

2013-10-24 Thread Alan L Tyree
gordon_cooper writes: > Hello to all, > I have been a Lyx user for a year or so and regarded > this Group as place to find help. I am saddened to see it descend > into a slanging session. > > I quit, > Gordon > New Zealand Don't let one bad thread drive you away, Gordon.

Re: Why People Give Up on Groups.

2013-10-24 Thread Richard Talley
Yes, please don't leave. You can always just ignore the thread that you consider a 'slanging session' - just delete them unread. ;o) I'm not sorry I triggered the thread in question - less heat and more discussion than I've seen elsewhere. Some days I just hate computers, and I let it show.

Re: Why People Give Up on Groups.

2013-10-24 Thread Bryan Baldwin
On 10/25/2013 04:55 PM, gordon_cooper wrote: I quit I thought the very same thing, except 99% of the time the LYX list has interesting news, is genuinely helpful, and quitting only would only be a punishment to myself because the <1% hurt my delicate