As a long-time reader and occasional simple technical contributor, I'd have to say that I enjoy this list exactly the way it is...however, if I wasn't using Gmail, I would probably change my tune slightly. But it is very nice to be able to call on contacts globally to help me out of those strange problems that support guys encounter on a regular basis. My colleagues think I am bizarrely gifted to come up with new angles for problems after a period of thought, when really all I do is post a question on here :-)
I also get some good laughs to lighten up my day, which is essential when dealing with some of the idiots I am blessed to call the upper echelons of management 2009/8/28 <[email protected]> > > Anyway, please don't leave us! You've helped me out of quite > -- > Richard D. McClary > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > > *ASPCA®* > 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* <http://www.aspca.org/> > > > 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. > a few DNS snags! > > Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote on 08/28/2009 01:46:50 PM: > > > On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I think the noise is far more worth than a sterile robotic forum. > > > > Since it seems that several people are having a hard time grasping > > this concept, I will clarify: It is not the noise but the relative > > fraction which I am complaining about. I agree completely that > > draconian rules on permissible discussion would kill this forum, and > > that friendly remarks are the essential grease in any communication. > > I'm not asking for topic fascism, and would object to it if proposed. > > All I am asking for is self-discipline and common courtesy. Hell, > > having even *half* the traffic be on-topic would be a tremendous > > improvement, given recent trends. > > > > > Conversation/thread-view is a *must* in forums like this. > > > > I keep seeing this, too. Yah, thanks guys, I was using message > > threading before Microsoft had a mail client at all. That doesn't > > mean I think having to delete 75% of the traffic is a good thing. > > Especially when the noise is often in the same thread with the > > technical discussions. > > > > -- Ben > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." http://raythestray.blogspot.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
