Hello Dirk
Here is my two cents worth.
On 08-Jul-00, you wrote:
>> Some have regarded me to be rude, Why is this?
>
> Because it is rude to use a netconnect mailing list for completely off
> topic questions. There are a lot of mailing lists out there for either
> general questiong or gfx card specific questions. It doesn't matter
> here if you are a netconnect user or not. I am a netconnect user. So,
> if I have problems with something relevant to netconnect, I ask it
> here. If it's something that has nothing to do with netconnect, I'll
> ask it somewhere else.
Well Dirk, may I ask what is "off topic"?
This is a NETCONNECT mailing list and I am getting postings in this group
about ISP's in England and things which are not exactly to do with
Netconnect, but more with ISP's and "Free ISP access" REDHOTANT (or whom
ever) etc etc etc.
I think that Andre was well withing the bounds of the group asking what he
asked.
Ok, I am not exactly a welth of information and I ask a few questions myself
now and then.
Like Andre, I have to agree: Some people are VERY helpful and some are not.
Asking in the "Correct" group doesn't always work.
>> We are a small Amiga community helping one anther I see
>> nothing wrong with this.
>
> Wrong, we are a small community of NetConnect users helping eachother
> with NetConnect related problems.
Correct! And if he has problems getting his Graphics card working with
Netconnect, why shouldn't he be allowed to ask here?
Other people will have graphics cards and can help him. Asking in the
"Graphics" mailing list it could be turned around and he be told to ask in
the netconnect group, as it is a program related problem.
> I think whoever moderates the list has the right to ask people posting
> off-topic questions to not do this, and yes, even threaten to ban
> people if they continue this behaviour.
This is fair enough, but from where I am sitting (OBJECTIVE to what is going
on) Chris is not in any position to do that.
Having said this: Where would you suggest that Andre ask for help?
I am interested - as I am sure are the people who helped him. Information
should be shared. It helps more poeple if you share it than if you hoard
it.
Regards
--
RAP: People talking when they should be singing.
Andrew Bruno
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