Richard, I pretty much agree with you and normally ignore that bashing which can sometimes, if other noses don't get out of joint, just ignore it. As you can see though some part of human nature still made some feel they must take an explanatory stance rather than simply agree that such posts are OT and non-productive, besides creating a reputation on the group that's not always positive. EVERYONE should just ignore such posts IMO: Completely and for all time. My own "explanatory" route is that anyone can have a bad day, and that might be all that happened is my first suspicion. Or perhaps the person is depressed and frustrated and needed to vent. That's OK by me but it shouldn't be perpetuated or responded to in most cases. Same goes for those who responded with their explanatory notes about WHY an os is bad or good. They may also be having not so great days too and let's hope they feel better and are done.
So in the future, how about if both of us and hopefully everyone else too, simply ignore such posts and hope the person felt better after venting, and let it go at that. This is a semi-moderated group and if necessary there are things can be done about those who decide to abuse the group or continually ignore any netiquette for long periods of time. I get just as tired of it as you do I'm sure, but I seldom respond to them and resist the temptation, moving on to see what the next post is instead. Regards, Twayne Richard Detwiler wrote: > Here were two responses to the recent thread: "Autosave STILL NOT > WORKING!!!!" (And I acknowledge that the OP may have been a troll > ...) > >> >> In this case, I'd be temped to blame the OS. Just like when you pull >> the power, a reboot during a file save can cause corruption. >> Incidentally, a proper shutdown should cause all files to close >> properly. You've just had an example of why Windows should not be >> used. >> > >> >> Headers show he's using T'Bird on Winders to post to the list. >> >> Nuff said..... > > So basically these responses are saying "My OS is better than your > OS". > > Is this really helpful, to the OP or anyone else on the list? > > For one thing, this particular problem, if real at all, is by no > means a common or chronic problem with Windows OS, as nothing similar > is typically reported. > > Second, other OS's have specific issues. There have been lots of posts > from Mac users with questions about installation problems that are > specific to that OS, and some other issues specific to Macs. Would it > be helpful to respond, essentially, "ha ha, well that's what you get > for using a Mac, what else do you expect?" > > Also, there is currently a very long thread about issues specific to a > Linux OS. So is that any reason for a Windows or Mac user to take > shots at that OS? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
