Just dont get caught jerking your tool. -- Espi
On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 1:38 PM, Steve Ens <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > ~ 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
