Richard, you've been on this list for years and years, regardless of your expertise in IT versus your biology training, you're a peer because you're NOT a n00b ! There are always peers with more or less expertise, within the range of the group.
Those that are not peers stand out in obvious, negative ways. On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Richard McClary <[email protected]>wrote: > +1 > > I have no right to call myself "a peer". I am a research biologist by > training. It's just that one fateful day, I was told, "You're good at > fixing computers; you are now our systems administrator!". > > I cannot adequately express how much I have learned from this forum and > how helpful it has been! Ben and ASB have been especially helpful. > > I've been "chided" by them and others on occasion, and I admit I deserved > it. Still, again, some who subscribe to this forum are folks whose > organization have tossed them in over their heads. > > That's one blanket statement. As to another blanket statement, I did not > see the really abusive language until Stu quoted the message. No, such > language is definitely NOT acceptable to me and to countless others! > -- > Richard D. McClary > Jr Infrastructure Architect, Information Technology Group > ASPCA(r) > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > Urbana, IL 61802 > [email protected] > P: 217-337-9761 > C: 217-417-1182 > F: 217-337-9761 > www.aspca.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 10:54 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Windows File Archive > > On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 10:37 AM, William Robbins <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Knowing others here as well I can safely say > > it's acceptable to them as well. > > Please don't presume to speak for unspecified others in a blanket > statement. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is > from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® > (ASPCA®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and > may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are > not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, > and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received > this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and > permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any > printout thereof. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
