I'd say more often than not, I start writing an email to this list, and as I'm preparing it and gathering my notes and explaining what I've done, I'll uncover a piece that I've missed and then go fix it, and discard the email.
Dealing with the jerks on this list makes me a better IT professional. On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 1:14 PM, Matthew W. Ross <[email protected]>wrote: > I have written many email question to the list, only to delete them before > they were sent. Why? > > Pick all that apply: > > 1. I'm not sure my question is clear enough. > 2. I don't want people spending too much time on a question I want to ask > on a whim. > 3. I fear that my question is too easily answerable with "Don't do that." > 3a. Sometimes I want to do something differently than the "standard > method." Asking for help when you do this can be returned with "Do it how > everybody else does it." That's not helpful to anybody. > 4. It shows my ignorance on some subjects. > 4a. I do understand why people do it (for humor and simplicity), but I > dislike getting a lmgtfy.com response. > 5. I've accidentally hijacked other people's topics. Oops. > ... and more. > > Thus, I try to only ask the important questions. I don't usually have the > time to watch my lists all day, so a detailed conversation isn't always > possible. I really do like asking the list for opinions on things, mainly > so I can see what the "wisdom of the crowd" takes on various issues or > products. > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Michael B. Smith > [mailto:[email protected]] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 > 08:46:19 -0700 > Subject: BWAhahahahahah > > > > Relevant to several ongoing threads > > > > http://WhatHaveYouTried.com/ > > > > > > ~ 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 > > ~ 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
