On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Sherwood McGowan < sherwood.mcgo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> oh and didn't you guys already have your little histrionics sessin about > trimming the goddamned emails, mailing list etiquette about top posting > versus bottom, etc../.. > > My complaint is not something as trivial as where one should reply in a > mailing list email, or if one should trim emails every time he replies to > the list... The reason why I have my occasional bitch session at a few > emails is not that I want to be a policeman..it's twofold... > > 1. I don't let my son pull that shit when I know he can at least partially > figure it out...He'll learn it 4-5 times slower if he's just handed answers > to problems...Look at it this way, at least I only reply to emails playing > "mailing list policeman" (gotta love how that was thrown in just before the > gentlemen played his own version of enforcer of etiquette) occasionally...my > kid hears it all the time > 2. I can only take so many years of doing my best to NOT be one of those > people who get a "ticket" from the list police, learning 98% of my trade by > experimentation and research, until I start feeling like it's fairly rude to > see the amount of "please give me the information without me having to put > in much work" that this list has become...go read the archives...it's > getting exponentially worse... > > Let me close by saying, Bruce, I did go overboard on your email. I > apologize. You'll find that I don't do THAT often either, but I am a man, > and I'm not playing the "it's the internet so my balls are 250% bigger" > game. > > Novack, I'll close by saying, have a nice day...and I'll keep trimming > occassionally, as I always have...what can I say, I'm not THAT concerned > with "space"...I have plenty of screens...etc...etc... > > To the rest of you, I sincerely hope you didn't waste your time watching > this childish set of insults and rants... > > *grabs a bucket...tosses water on the laptop*** > > flame off, here's hoping we can get back to work Good to know you are not short of space :-) I hope everyone else upgrades as well. I wouldn't have minded you saying, *"This topic is fully covered in /Doc folder and in asterisk Wiki. Reference URL: ........."* in one or two lines that was relevant. To go on a lecture..... I may still not agree with your points but apology accepted and no hurt feelings here either. I hope that Asterisk mailing list becomes a less hostile list day by day. Cheers (for real)
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