Clearly you are having a hard time grasping the concept currently under discussion.
;-) -- ME2 On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 3:14 PM, James Rankin<kz2...@googlemail.com> wrote: > As a long-time reader and occasional simple technical contributor, I'd have > to say that I enjoy this list exactly the way it is...however, if I wasn't > using Gmail, I would probably change my tune slightly. But it is very nice > to be able to call on contacts globally to help me out of those strange > problems that support guys encounter on a regular basis. My colleagues think > I am bizarrely gifted to come up with new angles for problems after a period > of thought, when really all I do is post a question on here :-) > > I also get some good laughs to lighten up my day, which is essential when > dealing with some of the idiots I am blessed to call the upper echelons of > management > > 2009/8/28 <richardmccl...@aspca.org> >> >> Anyway, please don't leave us! You've helped me out of quite >> -- >> Richard D. McClary >> Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group >> >> ASPCA® >> 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 >> Urbana, IL 61802 >> >> richardmccl...@aspca.org >> >> P: 217-337-9761 >> C: 217-417-1182 >> F: 217-337-9761 >> www.aspca.org >> >> >> The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is >> from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA®) >> and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may >> contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not >> the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any >> dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, >> and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received >> this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and >> permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout >> thereof. >> a few DNS snags! >> >> Ben Scott <mailvor...@gmail.com> wrote on 08/28/2009 01:46:50 PM: >> >> > On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr >> > <michealespin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > I think the noise is far more worth than a sterile robotic forum. >> > >> > Since it seems that several people are having a hard time grasping >> > this concept, I will clarify: It is not the noise but the relative >> > fraction which I am complaining about. I agree completely that >> > draconian rules on permissible discussion would kill this forum, and >> > that friendly remarks are the essential grease in any communication. >> > I'm not asking for topic fascism, and would object to it if proposed. >> > All I am asking for is self-discipline and common courtesy. Hell, >> > having even *half* the traffic be on-topic would be a tremendous >> > improvement, given recent trends. >> > >> > > Conversation/thread-view is a *must* in forums like this. >> > >> > I keep seeing this, too. Yah, thanks guys, I was using message >> > threading before Microsoft had a mail client at all. That doesn't >> > mean I think having to delete 75% of the traffic is a good thing. >> > Especially when the noise is often in the same thread with the >> > technical discussions. >> > >> > -- Ben >> > >> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> >> >> > > > -- > "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into > the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able > rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such > a question." > > http://raythestray.blogspot.com > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
