On Mon 14 Aug 2017 at 15:48:40 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Monday 14 August 2017 10:20:01 deloptes wrote: > > > to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > C'm on. Be friendlier. Communication is sometimes difficult. From > > > what can be seen here, Long Wind has crossed a large cultural gap > > > to be here. Reading docs is sometimes difficult, even for me (and > > > I was born in a language which is most probably neighbour to yours > > > and neighbour to our current common English). > > > > I wasn't unfriendly at all. The point is you can read from the > > question at what level this OP is. So as Ric Moore said, mutual > > respect is expected, in my world you get what you asked for. Stupid > > questions get stupid answers etc. > > > What if, in addition to jumping into the English speaking world, a high > hurdle itself, and has just opened the networking door, possibly with a > borrowed machine, and wants to know how to fix his network, w/o even > posting the linux version and release he borrowed the install cd's for.
You set up your imagined assumptions on which to base your argument: jumping into the English speaking world opening a networking door a possible borrowed machine > He is NOT going to be familiar with the common vernacular we often use, > and may well ask a question that is stupid. Two other unjustified, non-evidence based assertions. > Are we to give him the RTFM brushoff, or actually try to educate this > individual with a non-condescending tone to our reply's.? Having set up your scenario (based on pure imagination) you proceed to ask two rhetorical questions. Are you a professional politician by trade? > I vote for the latter unless the OP refuses to take the directions > offered, repeatedly. Only then should any of us offer to discuss his > family tree. Then you answer your own questions. (But cover yourself in case there is a comeback). Yes, you are evidently a professional politician. -- Brian.
