Dave Perin on 4/26/01 6:14 PM wrote: > I have to admit, this list has me a little gun-shy at the moment; I'm really > worried about offending people here. I haven't been on the list too long, > but recently, I've noticed a bit of angst... what with political barbs going > back and forth, etc. Not long ago, I took some offense to a jab someone > took at me, then found it was made in jest (and to that person... it's all > ok. I apologize for being thin-skinned!). > > But what really got to me was when I made a recent remark that I could > fairly easily crash one of the three Macs I use each day. (Please folks, no > more nasty replies about that... I've heard plenty!). > > Well... I got the most arrogant, condescending e-mail from a member of this > list in response-- it wasn't posted. He told me very plainly that (I > paraphrase here...) I am inept, don't know what I'm doing, and that I lack > the expertise to participate in this list! -I'm not kidding. > > "The friendliest place on the 'Net"... hmmmmm. I wonder if maybe we should > all just chill out and consider what we say; perhaps work at being a bit > more friendly. Despite the tight underwear today, I still get the > impression that this list is for everyone, regardless of skill level. > Hi Dave. Don't sweat things too much. You just came in on an off week. It's generally a great list to hang out and get good help. The poo-poo attitudes will blow over and things will get back to important stuff like Macs and Duos and all the fun things we like. While it's usually the friendliest place you might compare it to a place of employment. I've found over the years that there is no such thing as the perfect place to work (not even self employment). Every office or work place will have a bad week. There also seems to be one person who likes to bring down others which is too bad. just ignore them. If you knew everything you wouldn't be here asking questions. Thankfully, unlike the office, I can simply delete the thing that bothers me. Most of the off-topic emails going through here went straight to my trash. While I might have a strong opinion on some of it, someone else has an equally strong opposite opinion which, as you've found, just generates a lot of wasted text, gets everyone mad, brings listmom in to yell at us and then we go back to playing with our toys like good little girls & boys. So stick around, things will get better and you'll learn things and have fun. I promise ;^) -makmac ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> NineWire | If they are cool enough to host this list... Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! http://www.NineWire.com/ Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
