i was reviewing the list of people who replied in this thread and now i think i understand the twisted reason why they think PLUG is exclusive. those who replied to this thread are the ones who dominate the plug mailing lists in terms of visibility.
a few months back there was an upsurge of new blood who contribute on the mailing lists. i took it as a good sign because that new blood will sustain the list community support alive for a long while. it also provides some oldbies with enough breather period to get on with their lives. i was expecting the trend to continue by producing more experienced users who will step forward to help but unfortunately that did not materialize (at least to the degree that i was hoping for). :( the problem i see with the previous posts is that they dont matter to the ones who posted the "offensive" remarks for the sole reason that this is the same group being accused of 'composing the fraternity ranks'. any remarks made in defense of PLUG/QSR/Board/Volunteers will fall on deaf ears because it will be construed as just acts of protecting one's self. the entities being detracted are placed in a no-win situation because they are damned if they defend themselves, and damned if they dont. supporting remarks from less active members wont count because they will be construed as sucking up. it is sad and i hope i am wrong but that is the very twisted psyche that PLUG has to contend with. the best course of action seems to be what others have already mentioned: dont feed the trolls. let your achievements defend you because they will do a more impressive job than words alone. those who cant see that is either currently too clouded by personal bias, or simply beyond understanding. ciao! -- "Programming, an artform that fights back" Anuerin G. Diaz Registered Linux User #246176 Friendly Linux Board @ http://mandrivausers.org/index.php http://capsule.ramfree17.org , when you absolutely have nothing else better to do _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
