Re: Help or arrogance (Was: Re: How to overcome a boot-up endless loop?)

2009-08-31 Thread Lisa Kachold
I believe I have read your excellent posts. Blunt is good! On 8/31/09, Technomage technomage.ha...@gmail.com wrote: Lisa Kachold wrote: Context is lost in email; often the process of tracking through incorrect assumptions via limited information provided in PLUG list email requires

Help or arrogance (Was: Re: How to overcome a boot-up endless loop?)

2009-08-27 Thread Alan Dayley
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 3:56 PM, mike havensbmi...@gmail.com wrote: I think PLUG is an anomaly. It seems most people display snippety arrogance rather than help. I strongly disagree. My experience with PLUG since spring 2000 is that it is one of the most helpful and well behaved groups I have

Re: Help or arrogance (Was: Re: How to overcome a boot-up endless loop?)

2009-08-27 Thread Lisa Kachold
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Alan Dayleyala...@consultpros.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 3:56 PM, mike havensbmi...@gmail.com wrote: I think PLUG is an anomaly. It seems most people display snippety arrogance rather than help. Context is lost in email; often the process of tracking

Re: Help or arrogance (Was: Re: How to overcome a boot-up endless loop?)

2009-08-27 Thread mike havens
Yes I meant that PLUG is helpful. On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Eric Cope eric.c...@gmail.com wrote: I thought that is what Mike was saying. The world is snippy. Plug is the anomaly - the anomaly being helpful folks. Perhaps Mike should clarify before this flame war burns down the

Re: Help or arrogance (Was: Re: How to overcome a boot-up endless loop?)

2009-08-27 Thread Alan Dayley
A most excellent point, Eric! I apologize, Mike, if I misinterpreted your statement. I would agree that people on the whole are snippy, if for no other reason than they have things to do. PLUG is different, the anomaly, based on that premise. Alan On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Eric

Re: Help or arrogance (Was: Re: How to overcome a boot-up endless loop?)

2009-08-27 Thread mike havens
good! Now that it is settled back to the original question On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Alan Dayley ala...@consultpros.com wrote: A most excellent point, Eric! I apologize, Mike, if I misinterpreted your statement. I would agree that people on the whole are snippy, if for no other

Re: Help or arrogance (Was: Re: How to overcome a boot-up endless loop?)

2009-08-27 Thread Stephen
Hit with hammer? *ducks* one of the best things suggested so far is to find the file being refrenced and what the heck line 1333? is. On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 4:59 PM, mike havensbmi...@gmail.com wrote: good! Now that it is settled back to the original question On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at

Re: Help or arrogance (Was: Re: How to overcome a boot-up endless loop?)

2009-08-27 Thread wayne
Over a couple of years, I too have at times felt an aire of superiority here. They I realized 2 things: A: I nearly ALWAYS get MULTIPLE good answers B: At least in my case, they ARE superior. If (I) were in that category, I'd not NEED help, but GIVE it too. THANKS PLUG :-)