Nope - I was the one that said that we should be kind to those who are kind to newbies who ask fundemental questions. IOW, not trash someone for being kind.
I have no problem with telling the to "RTFM, fool". Or simply ignoring them. Cheers, Mark I pick noses, not cotton. --- Joseph Ottinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Waitacottonpickinminute! > > Aren't you the one who was suggesting we be kinder to absolute newbies? :) > > If not, I will disavow EVER SEEING THIS MESSAGE ON MY SCREEN. I was hacked, > I tell you! Hacked! > > >From: "Mark E. Zawadzki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: "JDJList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "JDJList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [jdjlist] Re: insertString method question > >Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 08:35:30 -0700 (PDT) > > > >The the cure has been more wasteful of bandwidth than the disease. I say > >abuse and degrade the > >idjits - at least they'll be more careful the next list to which they > >subscribe :-) . > > > >I learned the hard way many, many moons ago (sometime in the 1980's) that > >one does not unsub from > >alist by mailing to that list. I also learned the hard way that I would be > >considered of suspect > >intellect if I did do so. I did, I was - I don't do it anymore . > > > >Cheers, > > Mark > > > > > >"Don't let the door hit you in the ass - if you are observant enough to > >find the door." > > > > > >--- Patrick Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Problem with putting at the top is people have to read tons of headers > >before any real info if > > > an email has been replied a few times. However, making the caption more > >explicit does make sense > > > though. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Cote, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 9:03 AM > > > To: JDJList > > > Subject: [jdjlist] Re: insertString method question > > > > > > > > > Any chance of putting the link at the top of the email as a header? I'm > > > betting a lot of folks simply don't see it... > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Alan Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 3:36 PM > > > To: JDJList > > > Subject: [jdjlist] Re: insertString method question > > > > > > > > > Paul i have to wonder at what level is enough!!! > > > > > > If people can't be bothered to read, there is very little i can do. > > > > > > > > > To change your JDJList options, please visit: > > > http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm > > > > > > To change your JDJList options, please visit: > >http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm > > > > > > To change your JDJList options, please visit: > >http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm > > > > > >===== > > > >Mark Zawadzki Performance Engineer/DBA/Programmer extraordinaire� > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build > >bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the universe trying to build > >bigger and better idiots. > > > >So far, the universe is winning" > > > > Robert Cringle (columnist, author, host of "Triumph of the Nerds") > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > >http://finance.yahoo.com > > > >To change your JDJList options, please visit: > >http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm > > > ----------------------------------------------- > Joseph B. Ottinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://enigmastation.com IT Consultant > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > > To change your JDJList options, please visit: http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm ===== Mark Zawadzki Performance Engineer/DBA/Programmer extraordinaire� [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the universe trying to build bigger and better idiots. So far, the universe is winning" Robert Cringle (columnist, author, host of "Triumph of the Nerds") __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com To change your JDJList options, please visit: http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm
