On Sat, 18 May 2002 19:48, Alastair Scott wrote: > >�On Sat, 18 May 2002 19:01, you wrote: > >�> Now I'm back and things are better (although not perfect), but I > >�> wonder how many people vowed _never_ to go back after that sort of > >�> treatment? > > > >�Yeah, thats pretty much why I'm happy to install and use just about > >�any form of Linux except Debian...the treatment on the mailing list > >�made it never worth the effort > > I actually advise new Linux users _not_ to use Usenet to post (searching > groups.google.com is mandatory, though). A disproportionate quantity of > 'arrogant and supercilious' people seem to frequent Usenet; I'm > surprised you were attacked on a mailing list as, in my experience, > they're much less problematic. > > Alastair
I agree about usenet...Mailing lists have a habit of going through cycles (or at least some do). Redhats list a few years ago was so full of flames you couldn't actually find anything, Mandrake expert has been consistantly well mannerred though :) -- Andrew George ------------------- Creativity is not always bred in an environment of tranquility; sometimes you have to squeeze a little to get the paste out of the tube.
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