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On 05/10/13 11:41, Ric Moore wrote:
> On 10/03/2013 05:23 AM, Patrick Asselman wrote:
>> On 2013-10-02 10:56, Basil Chupin wrote:
>>> On 02/10/13 17:05, Ric Moore wrote:
>>>> On 10/02/2013 01:40 AM, chris wrote:
>>>>> On 02/10/13 16:53, Basil Chupin wrote:
>>>>>> On 02/10/13 11:22, Ric Moore wrote:
>>>>>>> On 09/30/2013 12:59 PM, Tommy Trussell wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 6:26 AM, Patrick Asselman 
>>>>>>>> <iceblink at seti.nl
>>>>>>>> <mailto:iceblink at seti.nl>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     On 2013-09-28 20:33, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         So far I have almost never got any answers to anything I
>>>>>>>> asked here,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     And adding this line will make sure that this improves, right?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm not sure of the "official" stance about supporting this 
>>>>>>>> mailing
>>>>>>>> list, but in my opinion it is getting a bit less helpful every
>>>>>>>> month.
>>>>>>>> I'm not certain of the cause, but I believe it's because the only
>>>>>>>> way to
>>>>>>>> "police" problematic postings is to warn and/or ban after the 
>>>>>>>> fact.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The discussion forums (the official Ubuntu ones as well as
>>>>>>>> others) are
>>>>>>>> probably somewhat better places to discuss technical questions,
>>>>>>>> especially if they are consistently and conscientiously moderated.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No, that tends to run experienced people off instead. The BEST 
>>>>>>> way to
>>>>>>> get a response is to show that you have already done your own
>>>>>>> homework first and still come up empty. That makes the quest a
>>>>>>> challenge. Or, if someone just falls down and cries HELP ME! it
>>>>>>> usually doesn't. Doing some demonstrable personal due-diligence 
>>>>>>> first
>>>>>>> is the key for successful support participation within the older 
>>>>>>> hard
>>>>>>> line users.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Plus, the problem has to be ~interesting~ and/or resolvable for
>>>>>>> anyone else to spend time with it. This is olde timey stuff and
>>>>>>> olde-timey list netiquette. Plus, your remark is just "glittering
>>>>>>> generalities" with no basis in fact.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Help someone ...if you're that concerned. That is easy, with a 
>>>>>>> bit of
>>>>>>> experience. But to Google up the answer for someone else? Nah.
>>>>>>> Personally I am not interested in doing that and thereby foster a
>>>>>>> dependency. I doubt anyone else here is either. Ric
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> p/s You'll NEVER see me reply to a top poster either, but that's 
>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>> me.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Well said.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As well, a top-poster gets two (2) chances with me. On the third
>>>>>> occasion they get relegated to the latrine bucket to join the 
>>>>>> rest of
>>>>>> the assholes I have come across in the past and their posts are no
>>>>>> longer visible to me.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> BC
>>>>>>
>>>>> Well put Basil.
>>>>> Hopefully will be in Sydney next year.  Will let you know
>>>>
>>>> Me too! I'm looking right now at an innertube with hardly any holes
>>>> in it. :) Ric
>>>
>>> Just make sure that the wind and the currents are going in the right
>>> direction :-) .
>>>
>>> Oh, and watch out for the swordfish.
>>>
>>> BC
>>
>> Personally I find people who go totally off-topic and then take their
>> private matters to the mailing list more annoying than people who top
>> post because their mailer just doesnt do that by default.
>
> No, top posters are much worse. Besides, the thread was deteriorated.
>
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