Re: Dealing with the garbage mail...

[Raymond Everson (Rainman)]

Here's my cut: I don't know about ya'll, but I get >150 daily from this list.  I agree absolutely and completely with Kevin; that is, I have long ago grown weary of "How many questions?" ... "I just passed my [fill in blank]" .... & even more, folks asking even the most rudimentary question without so much as trying any of a bazillion, readily available reference sources.  I'm tolerant of newbies & novices, but not when you have to spoon feed the little guys ... . that's called LAZY, and PLEASE do a little homework before posting ... Also, PLEASE, this is not an online auction or flea market.  Don't ask where you can "getta" and PLEASE STOP using this forum for discount sales.  It's disrespectful and calls your professional ethics into question. Likewise, "Integrator Wanted!" .... you gotta be frickin' kidding me!  You can't swing a dead cat by the tail without hitting a head-hunter.  If you'd like a mailing list, please ping me in private, but PLEASE!  This is not a friggin' JOB POST. "I'm a CCNA 2.0" "What's to become of my CCNA 1.0 cerification" "CCNA expires...." Look, I really am glad for you and you've demonstrated an admirable commitment which enhances ALL of our credibility.  BE GIDDY SOMEWHERE ELSE!  Call your friends, shout from the mountain top!!  PLEASE, for crying out loud, take it where it belongs..... and that AIN'T HERE. Lastly, please do not drag the earnest participants of this list down with clever demonstrations of your social aptitude.  IOW:  two sentence banterings are a major p.i.t.a.  Contribute something or hit the bricks..... honest. Very sincerely, Rainman Kevin Wigle wrote: hmmm - I thought this list was for certification questions and help making sense out of exam questions and understanding why this answer is wrong and that one is right. Actually, this list is not for technical inquiries.  You normally pay someone for that. (unless Howard rescues you and puts the question into a certification compatible form :-)  ) I would prefer that our FAQ be updated and then I would agree to the blunt answer like: Read the FAQ! for questions about how many questions, passing score, how long, etc............. my take anyway. Kevin WigleCCDP, CCNP.............. ----- Original Message ----- From: whatshakin To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 28 July, 2000 22:42 Subject: Dealing with the garbage mail...  From here on out I am going to reply to all those certification related questions I see with a blunt: Cisco certification related posts are not acceptable in this newsgroup. Please go to alt.certification.cisco with all your cert related questions.  This newsgroup is for technical Cisco related inquiries and reference only.  Thank You. If everyone else would can this response and use it when they see errant posts we can get it done quickly and comprehensively.  As long as we stop answering all the questions they should go away...hopefully.  Further, if everyone uses the same response we could use it as a filter in our email clients to avoid them ever getting to our inboxes etc, or you could send the replies directly to the original poster so the group does not have to endure them. What do you folks think?