Huh? > I'm sorry. The title of this discussion list is Exchange Discussions, not > Exchange Help Line. You are not the arbiter; I shall discuss what I choose > to discuss. > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP > Freelance E-Mail Philosopher > Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Deckler > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 4:57 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Migrating from GroupWise 6.5 > > Here's a perfect example of people picking fights just to pick fights. Let > me break this down for you. > 1. I posted a question to a community that is supposedly there to help one > and all, a community I helped build 2. I get a rude reply from Ed 3. I brush > this off and simply tell Ed to play nice 4. I get another, even ruder reply > 5. I post a reply back asking why the continued rude behavior. I posted this > because I honestly don't know what the problem is and am interested in at > least achieving a civil relationship between Ed and I. We don't have to be > buddies, but we can at least be civil. Yes, I have moved on from our > differences of opinion, it is not anything that I am losing sleep over, > believe me. But this does not somehow mean that I cannot extend an offer of > civility. > > The real question is why wouldn't I respond to rude behavior with an offer > of civility? I try to find some middle ground of civility and all you want > to do is fight and nit-pick over words and try to make trouble. That's too > bad, I guess no good deed goes unpunished. > > > "Why a difference of opinion on a single subject causes you to > > continually complain and be rude is beyond my ability to comprehend. I > > would prefer if you found it within yourself to get over it, move on > > and be civil. I have." > > > > I just have one question about this. If you've moved on, then why did > > you feel the need to respond? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Deckler > > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 8:55 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Migrating from GroupWise 6.5 > > > > > > Yes, I have a fundamental, philosophical problem with the MVP program. > > Regardless of any direct compensation in the form of nik naks, etc. > > the bestowing of honorary titles is a perk and is more valuable to > > some than a monetary reward. Hence, in my opinion, it is a conflict of > > interest and not something that professional IT personnel should > > engage in. At one point back around the 1996/1997 timeframe I was > > offered MVP status and turned it down because of this. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang > =english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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