Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sun, 11 Nov 2012 23:21:06 -0600, Bruce Hill wrote: > >> > If we also stick to helping someone with their problem, and refrain from >> > replying about how bad or useless we think an app or ideal might be to >> > us, we could avoid flame wars. > Unfortunately, there are times when it is necessary to point out how bad > an idea is in order to help someone. Recent example: the suggestion to > use dd to copy one drive to another with a different block size. While > this may have worked for the person suggesting it, it is a bad idea in > general and refraining from stating that could have resulted n problems > for someone following that advice. > > Surely stating the merits or otherwise of an idea is a core element of > discussion, and discussion is what this list is about. > > On the topic of swearing, some consider it "bad language", as you do, and > I respect that view. Others consider it a means of expression (others > seem to use it for punctuation, but no one is defending that). There are > times that some words can add emotion or emphasis to a statement, > especially when used rarely, but on a list like this there is generally > little or no need for it. However, not all users of this list are > native-English speakers and other cultures see use of such language > different - one only has to look at the comments made on the podium of > the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix, made by professional drivers who are paid > not to offend. > > > -- Neil Bothwick And on the seventh day God said :wq and then make
And there goes that sig again. How does that thing do what it does? lol I'm of the sort that when you get to the point of swearing, you have ran out of better ways to get the point across or just out of ideas all together. In the recent case, it was not only disrespectful, it was surely rude. This is something this list should not tolerate and I for one have no plans to do so. I fixed my issue but that still leaves the list to fix the rest. I just don't want to see this list be like -dev once was. Gentoo has come a long way on this to start going backwards. Dale :-) :-) -- I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words!
