Can we just stop this childish ranting back and forth, please?
Thank you.
Rafi Sadowsky wrote:
> Dean
> while the posters may have been rather impolite - you assume that they are
> *native* English speakers
>
> you not have noticed - but the Internet is getting less & less US-centric
> which as a corrolary means that a large percentage of user/admins/whatever
> are NOT english speakers
>
> I suggest you read <http://www.first.org/docs/international_comms.html>
> then read your flame below & apply it to yourself
> before you start a flame-war about English grammar
>
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> On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, Grimes, Dean wrote:
>
> > To Hill and Pajak:
> >
> > Have either one of you ever passed a basic English grammar and spelling
> > test? Neither one of you have ever made mistakes ... ever? Reading through
> > your posts revealed to me that neither one of you have yet mastered even the
> > most basic concepts of sentence structure and use of the English language.
> > Since this forum is communicated in written form, it makes sense that one
> > develop a command of the written word.
> >
> > Hill, if you are at least a little bit intelligent, why don't you learn how
> > to spell intelligent before using it in a sentence. While you're at it,
> > learn to spell loser, because as a participant in the human race you will
> > need to refer to this word frequently.
> >
> > Pajak, what is "you see, some of us are just not politically correct and we
> > don't really
> > care to be ones."? I guess you are correct, there just isn't a nice way to
> > tell someone that they are a stupid idiot!
> >
> > Now didn't that diatribe help to encourage you to become more educated in
> > the use of the English language? Or does it just piss you off? I hope
> > neither one of have any children. You see, both of you missed an opportunity
> > to help and encourage someone. Instead you allowed pride and selfishness to
> > prevail in your lives. Maybe you do work well with machines, but there is no
> > substitute for friends, family and respect. Try next time to be real leaders
> > and help those in need. Just maybe, someday, you too will require a helping
> > hand or even just a kind word of encouragement.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Hill, Alan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 5:45 PM
> > To: 'Susan Kerschbaumer'; peter pajak
> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: *This is a rant* RE: unsubscribing ? hate this industry.
> > special ly to Susan
> >
> >
> > You said...
> > It's people like you that make me hate this industry. We are not machines.
> > We are not computers. We are human beings. We make mistakes. We are
> > imperfect.
> > Be nice. There is a nice way to say what you want to say.
> > I wouldn't have said anything, but I thought I should make you aware of
> > how you come off to those of us who are on this list who are not arrogant
> > and inconsiderate. Maybe you can learn something.
> >
> > I reply..
> > 1) The information is at the tail of every message he got.
> > 2) he chose to subscribe
> > 3) when he chose, the info was there
> > 4) this sort of responce in normal in a very highly technical group
> > 5) the person this was aimed at used a professional title, (and is expected
> > to be able to read)
> > 6) this sort of 'unfriendlyness' is normal to ANY outsider in ANY industry.
> > (try asking questions to a med)
> > 7) If you don't love the tech., live breath and eat the tech., you are in
> > the wrong business, go into sales.
> > 8) DON'T SPAM THE CHANNEL WITH NON-Firewall CHATTER!!
> > 9) If you are in FIREWALL, you are not a human being, you are on call 7x24,
> > you eat SPAM and PING storms, you live to kill the damn packet storms, and
> > you know that everyone in your office just wants to download .megs
> >
> > I went to school to study 'this industry', so I would know what I was doing.
> > I've been working in 'this industry' since 1980, and I still love every
> > minute that I am away from the lusers, and inside of the machine. To keep
> > up to date, I have to keep up my studies. This is one place that I can know
> > what is the lastest features/bugs. I don't feel like wading through FLUFF.
> > (I did that in my BBS days, and when I tried m$ manuals)
> >
> > Again, if you are at least a little intellegent, most of the best in 'this
> > industry' will give you the code off their PALMS, just don't ask them to
> > comment it for you. That is an exercise for the pupil. But don't ask them
> > to be friendly, they are giving you what they can afford, knowledge. Go ask
> > a salesman for a pretty pile of words.
> >
> >
> > of course, Richard Drennan should have sent his message in private, but it
> > was rather amusing.
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