My point was the two previous posters could have ignored the request and made no post at all. That they were "violating" a "rule" by top posting to tell a person not to bug them.
And, someone criticized me for an off topic post and of course there have been 15-20 more. And some have top posted and interleave posted, and etc. And, it will all die down in a day or so. It is Friday night, time to turn off the computer and click "Mark all as read" on Monday morning. Be charitable and kind. Have a nice weekend. Cary Fitch -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Steve Edwards Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 4:59 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] FW: hi Dan On Fri, 13 Nov 2009, Cary Fitch wrote: > Sorry, I can't resist. Next time please try harder. > How do I join the Mail List Nazi Corp? And of course, lacking any sense of "history," let's blame it on the Nazis. > Asking neophyte questions are objected to by some, top posting by those > who blast others, etc. Not at all. If you had any sense of Pawan's "history" you may have chosen sides differently: Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:34:18 +0000 Subject: [asterisk-users] Installing Asterisk Pawan states he is reading an Asterisk book and requests suggestions on which OS he should use. He received helpful responses from Dan Journo, PATRICK KANGETHE, John Novack, and Hans Witvliet. 30 minutes later he posts a brilliant tome "Subjected" "installing" consisting of 2 words -- installing asterisk. He received less than helpful responses from Steve Howes, Alex Balashov, and Pascal Bruno. Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:07:30 +0000 Subject: [asterisk-users] deploying asterisk Pawan states he "had just finished the installation requirement of asterisk" and now feels competent to piss off 40 executives with his first installation. He received helpful responses from Danny Nicholas, Darrick Hartman, Steve Edwards (me), and Alex Balashov. Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:37:42 +0000 Subject: [asterisk-users] hardware requirements for asterisk Pawan request help with hardware requirements. Curiously, he implies that he can read and has "just finished my chapters of asterisk." He receives helpful responses from Alex Balashov and Hans Witvliet. Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:33:09 +0000 Subject: [asterisk-users] asterisk,libpri,zaptel Pawan requests help installing Asterisk. Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:08:02 +0000 Subject: [asterisk-users] problem while compiling asterisk tar file Pawan requests help in compiling gtk. He receives helpful responses from Jimmy Godbout, Danny Nicholas, Steve Howes, Jason Parker. Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:29:57 +0000 Subject: [asterisk-users] help in installing asterisk Pawan requests help in compiling Asterisk. Date: Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:20:46 +0000 Subject: [asterisk-users] how to check version of asterisk Pawan requests help to determine the version of Asterisk he installed. He receives helpful responses from Alex Balashov, Tzafrir Cohen, and C. Savinovich. Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:47 +0000 Subject: [asterisk-users] how to configure softphones in asterisk Pawan requests help configuring a softphone. He does not indicate that he has done any research, tried anything or received any error messages. He receives helpful responses from Matt Riddell and Danny Nicholas. He receives less that helpful responses from Alex Balashov, Steve Howes, and C. Savinovich in response to emailing them privately. Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:16:50 +0000 Subject: [asterisk-users] how to configure softphones in asterisk Pawan solicits help configuring a softphone. He does not indicate that he has done any research, tried anything or received any error messages. He receives helpful responses from Alex Balashov and Barry L. Kline. Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:31:35 +0000 Subject: [asterisk-users] soft phone (X-lite) not able to register with asterisk Pawan solicits help configuring a softphone. 20 minutes later he posts the same request. He receives a helpful response from ABBAS SHAKEEL. Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:47:41 +0000 Subject: [asterisk-users] CALLER-ID, MUSIC ON HOLD, HOLD, QUEUE Pawan indicates he has succeeded in placing a call between 2 extensions and now wants someone to complete is dialplan. He receives a helpful response from Leif Neland and less than helpful responses from Steve Howes and Steve Edwards. He also invites a flame-fest by soliciting help privately from several list members. All this in the last 2 weeks. > Some people have no one within 250 miles of where they are to learn from > or learn better by working with code than reading inscrutable examples > from different versions, and other inanimate pages of examples that have > "wrong" variables, etc. Distance is no defense to ignorance. If you have the ability to email, you have access to all the resources you need -- if given a gentle nudge or 2. Pawan has demonstrated a lack of social and technical skills that a "clue-by-4" can't cure. Time to move on... -- Thanks in advance, ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Edwards sedwa...@sedwards.com Voice: +1-760-468-3867 PST Newline Fax: +1-760-731-3000 _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users