Stuart Jansen wrote: > 3) It's the way things are done. Like showing up for a job interview in > jeans and a t-shirt, you might be tolerated if you top post on a Linux > related list, but you'll stand out a sore thumb and everyone will know > you probably don't really understand what's happening. > > I'd say it's more like standing on the pile of text, exclaiming "I'm King of the Mountain", thus inviting all other participants to butt heads with you until you're knocked off your throne by the next naive heir (like the goats outside my window), or otherwise removed by the freedom-loving community at large screaming "Off with his head!" (no goat parallelism here, but still brutal).
I just hope Michael doesn't get hung in the process while muttering regrets about having only one life to give to the UUG. ;-) So let's all be civil, conscientious trimmers, who post bottom or in-context with discretion, always remembering the Alamo; and all that bloodshed can be avoided. Grazie, ;-Daniel Fussell -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info (unsubscribe here): http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
