David Coyle wrote: > Thank you for your graceful note. You will understand that these days the > world is awash with distaste for and hostility towards Americans, and all > that, in our estimation, they stand for. Your note is salve and balm. >
You're welcome. > That said, I do not know know what "mentoring young Marines" might mean > beyond > giving instruction in rape, torture and murder. Perhaps that bit of > autobiography belongs elsewhere? Your response here strongly suggests that you have already formed your own opinions, as to what 'mentoring young Marines' means. Any in-depth explanation I might make, therefore, would be pretty much pointless. I do, however, figure that if an individual posting from a 'shaw.ca' email address can post to list his status as former military, as a justification of his rudeness, then I, posting as a US Marine, in defence of *not being rude*... have represented myself and the Corps, well. > Again, instructing people to provide help "on a regular and recurring > basis" is a bit much considering that you are talking to > knowledgeable volunteers without any knowledge of the time at their > disposal. > Gary stated in advance of my comment: "I Love using Linux and always will use it and belong to a LUG who as also a few people who think they are better than anyone else . I believe in helping anybody no matter what and have so on a huge scale." ...but his track record on this particular list did not reflect any substantial contribution, let alone a contribution on 'a huge scale'. Therefore it seemed reasonable to suggest that he start contributing. I figured that 'regular and recurring' should not be a problem, for one who is already contributing on 'a huge scale'. > Again thanks for your sincere and civil note. Please reply off-group if you > feel the urge to send a rocket up my arse. > Heh! I try to avoid flaming people, on or off-list. -- -wittig http://www.robertwittig.com/ . http://robertwittig.net/ . http://robertwittig.org/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/lOt0.A/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/0XFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
