On Sep 9, 2007, at 5:06 PM, O'Brien, David W. (NIH/CIT) [C] wrote:
Of course had this person known about this list and queried here
using his AOL or Comcast or GMAIL ID, he might never have been
found out. Which brings me back to the question - Do we offer free
tech support to those unwilling to read the manual? Or worse pass
themselves off as competent to organizations devoted to outsourcing
OUR jobs? If the poster is unwilling to identify his/herself and
the organization they work for, perhaps we should without advice
for our own benefit.
Dave O'Brien
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Dave:
Its like any department in the organization IMO. Some departments are
wide open and some are closed. It really depends on the department
head. In this case the list is run on a educational computer. They
should be leading the way by example. Since it is an open list it
would seem reasonable that anyone can join (even if they come from a
society that doesn't believe in a free flow of information) or they
come from a society who is benefiting from *OUR* poor management. We
can blame the others for our ills or we can listen and not give advice.
I personally think a hands off approach is best, like star treks rule
#1 of non interference.
Ed
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