Ubuntu second hard drive was Windows partition

[Mark Haney]

Jesse Petre wrote:
> What purpose is served by insulting each other?  The point of this mail 
> list is to HELP people, not hurt them.  Not to mention, everyone else on 
> this list is receiving a copy of your messages, and quite frankly, I 
> don't want it.
> 
> Take your differences OUT of the list and email each other privately.  I 
> don't care how much you insult each other - just keep it out of MY inbox.
> 
> 


I agree.  It should be off list.  Actually it should never have been on 
list.  I've spent most of my life helping people with computers.  I've 
dealt with young and old, doctors, lawyers, scientists.  I've dealt with 
children and elderly.

I've tried to uphold a standard of communication at the level at which I 
think the audience is capable of understanding.  And, I think I do a 
pretty good job most of the time.


With this thread, the audience (the ones helping and the OP) all 
understood the meaning of mounting a drive.  We ALL say it.  Everyone in 
this business says it.  It's easier than saying 'partition' and gets the 
point across 99% of the time when most drives aren't partitioned more 
than once.  No one who was part of the thread misunderstood that concept.

Had that been a problem, we'd have explained it.  AFAIK, no explanation 
of what we meant was necessary.  Therefore, Karl's email was 
superfluous.  The audience understood and his clarification was not 
necessary to those involved.

I suppose my mistake was altering my tone to show my irritation at his 
fatuous post, not the post itself.  I am trying to get him, in 
particular to learn what to post and what not to post.

As I said, his emails are all filtered on my system now, so I'll be 
happily ignorant of posts like this from now on.  Unfortunately, that 
also means, if he has a real problem that I can show him how to fix, 
he'll be out of luck.  I would hope that someone else could help.

All I've asked for is manners, and posting relevant material.  Is that 
too hard to ask?  I mean, if it is, I can leave the list now and save my 
breath.


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