I thought we were tools...not jerks! On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]>wrote:
> 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 > ~ 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
