>>> Milt Epstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 17-Aug-00 5:29:46 PM >>>
>And it isn't just a matter of finding stimulating
>discussions, it's a matter of when the signal-to-noise
>ratio gets so low that it's not useful/practical/worthwhile
>to stay on the list. This is a relatively high volume list,
>and saying "just delete those messages" isn't a real
>solution. If you end up just deleting 90% of the messages
>on a list, what's the point of staying on it?
I agree...
I am constantly amazed at the rudeness of so many people who consider
it okay to spend zero time looking for an answer to their problems but
expect a reply from the list.
In other words "do my work for me - I can't be bothered".
I'm also amazed by the number of people who support that behaviour.
People like Milt and myself have worked really hard over the last
couple of years to make Servlets a popular and usefull web platform.
We have sunk effort into FAQs and tried to guide people as to the
correct behaviour on the list... we are largely ignored.
You have to remember that we are the people who are putting in hours
of unpaid work every week to help others on this list with genuine
problems.
And in doing so we have to put up with the endless "how do I
configure JWSDK?" questions and even worse questions about totally
unrelated subjects.
And god forbid if one loses one's temper - a deluge of mails follows
many of which will be quite hostile.
The only real reason I stay here is that I need to make and recieve
announcements now and again.
Nic Ferrier
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