On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 01:30:19AM +0930, Michael Wheatland wrote: > > You were responding *my* mail not referring to my contents. > > Friedrich > > I am new to this mailing list thing. I use Gmail and I reply by > clicking the 'reply' space at the very bottom of the conversation > list. > How are you able to tell which message I reply to? And what should I > be doing to ensure that the message gets to it's intended target? > But thanks for the tip. > > Yes I was most defininately referring to Rene's comments. > I have experienced a similar type of arrogance amongst 2 other open > source projects, one of which was resolved quickly and resolutely by > it's members actively denouncing such attitudes within the community.
A little gratuitous advice (not criticism). If you are new to mailing lists be aware that you should develop a thick skin. You're dealing with people and some people have shorter fuses than others. If they come across to you as arrogant you have several options. Ignore them, dig through the perceived arrogance to see what they are trying to convey, or filter their posts. The last runs the risk of missing out on important information. FWIW my attitude toward people learning at least the rudiments of their OS, beyond merely where to point and click, is quite similar to Rene's. > > Thanks again, > Michael Wheatland > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org > Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** -- Bob Holtzman Key ID: 8D549279 "If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer" -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
