I could make that very same consideration argument. I could say most people, especially new people, are already on facebook anyway for their relatives and theater groups and event notices and kids schools and crap, and so it's more considerate to more people to just post something there rather than expect people to register on yet another random forum site that only deals with one topic.
But in fact, I know the downsides to facebook also, and so although that point is true as far as it goes, I don't actually try to say that. I don't actually try to tell someone else to do something the way I want. In fact right in my own original post on fb, I said I should really put this somewhere else. I already meant to, sometime. I was *already* having a conversation on facebook, and so that's just where I happened to end up writing some stuff down. I didn't write up a document, and then compile a list of possible places to host it, and then pick facebook from that list, and then say everyone must go to facebook to get it. Then later, the next time it came up, which happened to be elsewhere, here, since I had already taken the time to write something and assemble links and references and verify details etc, it was most convenient to just link to that thing that already exists. At that point it didn't even matter if I had happened to be the author or not. I'm just pointing at a thing that exists. Also, the rest of the conversation is greater than just one post in it anyway. The link goes to a whole conversation not just one post or document. The 2 big favors done for you were someone wrote some stuff up, and you were informed that it exists. Those are both pure positives. Before that, you didn't know anything existed (watever it's value, that's a separate conversation and I'll be the first to say it is of no great value). You level a charge that is based on consideration, but the *considerate* person says thank you for one or both of those things, not tosses barbs that a 3rd thing wasn't also done for them. Now, if you care so much about the community, you as a considerate person, *could* go over there and copy it off there, clean it up and make it into a more proper organized reference document, and post it wherever you think is a more appropriate place, so that no one else has to use facebook. Then we collaborated. I did some work and you did some work. I could toss barbs at you for failing to do that, but I didn't except right here to illustrate this point. Someone else expressed the same request that it be posted somewhere else, and somehow, the way they said it was entirely different and I will probably take the time now to do it for their sake. Also because I already meant to anyway, it just wasn't a high priority. But then again, if I go work on my truck instead, I sure won't feel unbearably guilty over it, because, again, it's not like the stuff is just on my hard drive or behind a paywall where no one can get it. It's right there in a public place with a link right to it so you don't even have to search. It's probably *less* work for you to register a facebook account than it is for me to get permission to create documents on bitchin100, but I'm the inconsiderate jerk. I know you sort of apologized, albeit with excuses and yet another attempt at rationalization, so barring further instigation I'm probably done on the topic of your (Mikes) opinion on where I posted something. It's a stupid long email over such a point, but hopefully I covered everything so I don't *have* to say any more about it, and it's just the one stupid long email over such a point. -- bkw On Jan 7, 2017 12:56 PM, "Mike Stein" <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry if I came across as a little more caustic than intended, especially > in the first post; just a little frustrated to have this same issue come up > again. > > Brian is probably right, that I personally don't need the information he's > posted on FB. > > But within the computer hobbyist community it is generally considered poor > form to exclusively post information of general interest on sites or forums > that require registration (not only Facebook) when open alternatives are > freely available. > > As to my second post, well, I couldn't resist commenting on the "attitude" > so colourfully expressed in the reply. > > Once again, sorry; let's leave it there. > > m > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* John R. Hogerhuis <[email protected]> > *To:* Model 100 Discussion <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, January 07, 2017 1:42 AM > *Subject:* Re: [M100] Praise for REX > > Mike be nice, please. > > Brian, swearing is not allowed on the list. You've hereby been warned. > > -= Model Ts Forever =- > > -- John. > > >
