I feel obligated to reply to this post complaining about people who feel obligated to reply when they have nothing significant to contribute, even though I have nothing significant to contribute.
I've been a list member long enough that the interactions I've had and witnessed through it have shaped my attitudes towards others as I've grown up. I have learned insight, patience, and better communication. I've also learned a lot about what doesn't work when trying to relate to people, and at least a little about when to keep my mouth shut. That one is still a work in progress. Of course, I am always looking for inspiration for my continuous improvement efforts, but I've found the highest concentration of positive influence to be this group. -wes Some day I might even learn to stop top posting.... On Fri, Feb 22, 2019 at 7:33 AM Michael Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: > I just want to say a collective thanks to this list. I subscribe to a > couple dozen lists on a variety of subjects. It seems lately any time > someone asks for help, especially if they are an infrequent poster, new, or > ask some basic questions, 80% of the replies are either greatly critical, > i.e. "RTFM", "Read John Doe's book ('Any non-idiot knows who John Doe > is')", "Why on earth would you want to do such a thing", "Read the list > archives, it has been discussed before, so we won't help you now", "You are > doing it wrong", etc. or they are waste of time answers, "Never heard of > that problem", "Sorry, you have XXX and I have YYY, so I can't help you", > "Mine doesn't do that", etc. For some reason, people feel obligated to > reply, even if they have nothing constructive to offer. And if someone does > take the time to provide a useful step-by-step answer, his reply gets > blasted for taking up bandwidth. > > Fortunately, despite my bumbling, this group has always been helpful and > folks have taken time to continue to answer my questions. One of my > problems with Linux is, it just works. So, once I get things going, after a > short time CRS kicks in and I can't remember how I did it. You guys never > fail to come to my rescue. > > So, THANKS TO EVERYBODY for your continued help. > > Have a great day. > Michael > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
