I guesss you were confused and dizzy in the first place.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Helgi �rn Helgason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:54 PM Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] spam after subscribing to gentoo-user > 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 > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
