On 2003-12-02, Matthias F. Brandstetter wrote: > > ---------- quoting Helgi �rn Helgason ---------- > > Some clear signs of a mailinglist newbie: > > * Top mailing. > > * Never tidying up a RE: message. > > * Lot of OT stuff. > And? You got born as a mailinglist expert super pro? > No, absolutely not. I learned from people who wrote similar things as I did now.
> Sorry, this isn't ment as offensive as it might look, but I don't like this > anti-newbie posts. > No offence, I did expect this kind of responce but I took the risk. > I can remember the times when I started reading and posting to technical > mailinglists and newsgroups some years ago, and it was a pain in the a** > for me, especially the newsgroups. One "wrong" post and 1.000 answers with > "man this" and "man that" and "learn to quote" and things like "hey n00b, > ask google for such silly questions!" ... all, because I asked my > questions in a wrong manner. But: where should I have learned it, if not > on the list itself? > > Again, sorry if my first line was to rude, but I really can feel with those > always-unlucky mailinglist newbies... > No, I am sorry, i know I was not being polite. After a few weeks reading this list I got kind of frustrated by all these top-postings, they make me dizzy and confused...:o| Cheers, /H� -- /// Helgi �rn Helgason, Registered GNU/Linux User: #189958 \\\ \\\ ~~~~~~~ Gentoo 1.4 * Kernel 2.4.20 * KDE 3.1.4 ~~~~~~~ /// -------------------------------------------------------------- It is surely a great calamity for a human being to have no obsessions. - Robert Bly -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
