Oh it's not that bad. It's not like there are people here waiting to pounce on any "stupid" or lazy questions. Most of the time they are ignored or simply giving enough information to people on their way.
Even with a perceived lazy stupid question, I have seen the tones change once it's understood the person is genuinely lost. Or once in my case an attacker changed tones when he learned I had been up for 29 hours. Some might argue we have a couple vulgarians but this is not a work environment. You have to look past the profanity and see what is being said. As to unprofessional? That definition varies and even then this is an information source on the Internet. It's not a place of business. People here are professionals and we don't get the emo tweens which frequent web sites. Finally, why not use your real name? From: Cynicalgeek [mailto:cynicalg...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 8:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: list delays It's pretty easy to ignore a signature, but to have to ignore it hundreds or thousands of times when it's including in replies by other people just doesn't make any sense to me. But....whatever. You know I've considered using my real name on here several times. However, after seeing how a lot of the "masters" of this list treat the readers of the list, I'll never do it. The "masters" find enjoyment in berating and personally attacking readers of the list. I wouldn't put it past some or the "masters" to actually look somebody up and either A) call a list member's employer to complain, or B) personally attack (verbally) in real life over the phone, via snail mail, etc. This list is still useful but there is a lot of unprofessionalism that goes on that has nothing to do with my 'cynicalgeek' email address not using my real name. On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Jonathan Link <jonathan.l...@gmail.com<mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com>> wrote: It's pretty easy to ignore a signature. It's also funny, so I tend to give it a pass. I've seen worse signatures with huge pictures, those are pretty objectionable. The list members have come down hard on people with huge graphics and whatnot in their signature. Is Mr Rankin's long? Yeah, but it's text and it doesn't stand out and cry for my attention, either. Turning this on its head. If you expect the courtesy of Mr. Rankin trimming his signature, why is it unreasonable for someone to ask you to use your real name? Or at least use an alias that appears legitimate. Community is built when people "know" who their peers are. On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Cynicalgeek <cynicalg...@gmail.com<mailto:cynicalg...@gmail.com>> wrote: #1 I read nothing in the EULA about having to use my real first and last name. #2 I shouldn't have said that the LISTSERV should munge the long signature, I should have said that list owners should gently ask users not to use signatures that are incredibly long and useless. #3 I'm trying to make constructive suggestions that would help the community of this list...solutions that would cost members of the list NOTHING and improve the service of the list. On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 2:05 AM, Don Ely <don....@gmail.com<mailto:don....@gmail.com>> wrote: 1 demerit for you sir! On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 11:02 PM, Jon Harris <jk.har...@gmail.com<mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com>> wrote: Now someone is either dreaming or you have had way too many beers tonight sir. Jon On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 1:39 AM, Don Ely <don....@gmail.com<mailto:don....@gmail.com>> wrote: And while were at it, posts will only accepted by the listserv provided they contain the appropriate amount of research has been completed with references included! On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 9:55 PM, Gary Slinger <gary.slin...@gmail.com<mailto:gary.slin...@gmail.com>> wrote: Equally, if it purged everyone that doesn't post with a cleartext real-world name, that would be a good thing also. ------Original Message------ From: cynicalg...@gmail.com<mailto:cynicalg...@gmail.com> To: NT System Admin Issues ReplyTo: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: list delays Sent: Mar 13, 2012 23:28 Personally I think if the LISTSERV would munge James Rankins' email signature on demand we would all be better off. ;) Sent from my iPhone On Mar 13, 2012, at 9:37 PM, Bill Humphries <nt...@hedgedigger.com<mailto:nt...@hedgedigger.com>> wrote: > wow. 4 hour delays on postings. really, this should be fixed or ditch lyris. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to > listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin -- -cynicalgeek- cynicalgeek<at>gmail.com<http://gmail.com> -- ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin -- -cynicalgeek- cynicalgeek<at>gmail.com<http://gmail.com> -- ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
