Just 2 things:
a) The only point I'm trying to get accross is to try and help yourself before
asking others to solve your problems for you. That means: read the
manual. It's written on purpose, you know?
b) Read the original post on which mine was a reply. If he calls us dumb because
we didn't answer his questions, is it then so bad when I say he makes a
pretty stupid remark by saying noone wants to help?
For some reason whenever I open my mouth to correct someone, everybody starts
flaming me. What the heck is wrong with telling people to try and solve their
own problems before they ask for help? What the heck is wrong with stating that
administrating linux is _NOT_ for people with no technical background
whatsoever?
But then again, for some reason my opinion is not the most popular in
teletubbie-land, so I get all the flames and insults. When I help somebody out
on the list or in private, nobody seems to notice, but when I tell someone to
read the manual before asking for help, or to use to-the-point subject lines
instead of "HELP", or to stop flooding the list with complete offtopic BS, I'm
the great nazi-enemy. Well, good. I'll be your nazi-enemy for you to step on.
Hope it makes you all feel so much wiser and tougher.
On Mar 14 bluebottle wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Mar 2000, you wrote:
>
> > Mr. Rial Juan,
> >
> > I can only say that thank God I entered the world of linux before you started
> > spewing forth your rhetoric otherwise I would never have become as excited about
>the
> > challenges of learning linux. It's a shame that you have forgotten the help and
> > assistance you no doubt received when you first started.
> >
> > To the original poster, please accept our appologies as this is in no way an
>example
> > of the fine help you'll usually find here. If you're unwilling to post again
> > please, feel free to contact me privately and I'll do the best I can (I'm no expert
> > but I manage).
> >
> > Mr. Rial Juan, welcome to my trash filter.
>
> > Joseph S. Gardner
>
> Well said, Joseph. If linux is going to reach the wider market we don't need
> people like him pontificating to someone who is just starting. Some of us, me
> included, will never be experts but we can still achieve a lot with the system.
> It's also very nice to repay the help received when we first started.
>
>
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That's very funny... A fly marying a bumble-bee...
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