Jerry Rocteur wrote: > > On Tuesday, Nov 4, 2003, at 21:10 Europe/Brussels, Rob Dixon wrote: > > > To all. > > > > I wonder if any subscriber from the middle and far eastern > > countries can explain what training and IT experience people > > like them are likely to have had? It seems to me that a > > disproportionate number of posted questions coming from that > > region would be resolved better by a proper grounding in > > Computer Science? > > What a nasty question / paragraph... > > This list is [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Rob, you are completely out of line with that question on this list. > > People ask, how do I open a file and other people answer, this is a > beginner's list.. > > How many times have I cringed and you as well when we see base > questions like the one above answered, but this is a beginners list so > if you've just learned how to open a file, then you want to tell > someone about it when they ask the question. Boring and not acceptable > by you but this is a beginner's list. > > I don't think this list or Perl for that matter prerequisites Computer > Science education, my uncle is a bricklayer and likes to program in > Perl.. Is he not allowed to ask a question on this list ?? > > The fact that Randall occasionally answers posts means that the list is > still acceptable, mind you, I miss input from John Krahn who seems to > have slipped away for a while.. come back John... > > If someone, be it from India, Taiwan, Bahrain, Chicago, on this list > asks how to add 1 to 1 in Perl, someone will answer, this is a > beginner's list. Mind you, no one from Belgium would ever ask a > question like this cause we're too smart. Crap.... > > I think it is encouraging that we have so many posts from middle and > eastern countries, I'm just sad that so many of those posts relate to > Windows type Operating Systems.. That pisses me off more than anything > else.. > > Personally, I'd love to see a UNIX/LINUX only Perl beginner's list, I > don't use Windows and I hate Windows posts, I wish they would all blow > up and go away.. Be it from India, Taiwan, Bahrain or Chicago. > > Long live Perl..
Hi Jerry. If you read my post again you will find that it was two sentences - each of them a question. And 'nasty'? I thought that paired with 'nice', which I wasn't allowed to use at school. It was certainly not malicious, if that's what you mean. You will presumably be similarly offended at recent UK surveys that show boys to be less academically successful than girls? All of the regular contributors to the group will have noticed that there is a distaste for people who want their work done for them, be it students who want an instant answer to their homework or employees who need an effortless solution. I am always happy to help anybody from either category as long as they are trying their best and seeking to learn. Perhaps your own prejudice against Windows platforms is more dangerous? I'm sure that Larry would disagree with you, as well as most of the subscribers to 'perl.perl5.porters'. Rob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
