On Sun, Jun 10, 2007 at 12:12:48AM +0545, Prasanna Gautam wrote: > This is more for starters, > Yep, getting into a forum, mailing list can be a new and sometimes > intimidating thing. More so if you are not acquainted with looking at things > objectively. It seems like everyone knows more than you, everyone seems so > active and you are afraid to comment and say what you think. Yeah, some > ideas do get turned down and even flamed. But keep an open mind. Noone's an > enemy of anyone here. Keep your speech normal (don't use vulgarity.. in a > overtly expressive manner). Thing you need to learn is to take things > scientifically... learn to put your ideas forth coz that's the only way its > going to get heard. One of my teachers said that "If a class isn't making > noise, it probably isn't listening" [hah, holy Einstein!] the point I'm > making is, a forum, IRC, mailing list is there for discussion, brain > storming. So don't be afraid to talk and comment. > Some posts here might seem like some of us have some kinda rivalry.. it > isn't we just discuss what we think is right, evaluate.. then plan.. that's > how things work. Its intimidating for sure but don't be, it's natural.. just > go with the flow and you'll be fine.
Also wanted to point to first time posters that some of the mails contain hazardous substance like AFAIK, FYI, IMHO, LMAO. haha.. If you don't understand these hazardous words, Google them. > > Cheers, > Prasanna > > PS. Should've worked more on it.. still the thing is don't get afraid to > ask.. to put your ideas forth.. however dumb or super smart you think it is > for a forum... Yes! That's the key. Don't think what other's may think. Just put forward your idea. This is somewhat of a problem I believe in countries like ours. I dunno but people think too much about what others may think about them. Don't let that happen. Just do it! as Prasanna mentions. > > Can anyone elaborate on this.. i believe sth like this should go in the > forum's sticky list > #foss-nepal ma pani update garnu parla jastai cha. Cheers --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
