-----Original Message----- From: Richard Zidlicky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 3:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] List etiquette. (Was: ms-users-and-smalltalk-list)
[ND] Peter's attitude was totally unacceptable in my opinion, and that of those [ND] who emailed me privately. [RZ] what a looser.. everyone here has the right for at least one rant per [RZ]year so what is your problem? (loser.) But as you say, we are all entitled to one rant a year. [RZ]Are you surprised that there were people who considered this list as [RZ]QL related? Not in the slightest. [RZ]If the general consensus (as you claim) is that more than 80% of talk on [RZ]this list should be devoted to some M$ virus nonsense he won't be the last [RZ}one to quit. Well, I never claimed 80%, or indeed any figures, so where you get 80% from I have no idea. All I said was, I reveived a number of private emails from people on this list who agreed that the subject was on topic. In fact 100% agreed. However, I did not get private emails from 100% of the people on this list, but there were, and still are, those who replied via the list, that it was on topic as well. I don't have any problems with the list being QL specific, that's what it is ther for, Peter threw a total wobbly and baled out, for nothing, or at least not a lot. That's all I remarked/ranted about. In other words, his totally childish attitude. Nothing else. [RZ}Even for those for whom this might be relevant there are [RZ}better sources of information, gather a few pointers and send them out [RZ}as a FAQ next time this subject comes up. Good idea. [RZ}What's so wrong about getting a virus anyway? Millions of people get them every day, they can't all be [RZ}wrong. Perhaps they like the thrill of it or need an excuse for not doing [RZ}work, I suspect getting a computer virus is nowadays considered a vital [RZ}part of socialization procedure.. some sort of prepubertal ritual if you [RZ}know what I mean. Don't deprive the folks of it. I hope your tongue was firmly in cheek there. [RZ}Are we back to the kindergarten after almost 20 years existence [RZ}of the QL? Peter certainly is - I'm not, and I don't suspect anyone else here is either. [RZ}Would please finally someone write a really QooL virus for the QL so [RZ}that we can consider it modern and trendy again and don't need to [RZ}discuss other computers virii ?! I like the use of 'QooL' much more street cred than that bloody awful 'Kewl' stuff you get on other NGs :o) [RZ}Btw, out of 821 messages I have (selectively) archived of this group [RZ}a mere 172 were sent using Outlook. Eudora 262, Turnpike 68, Bat 37, [RZ}sylpheed 24, Lotus 6, Calypso 59, Mozilla 51, kmail 27, talk 1, [RZ}pine 69, mutt 91. Totally incomplete and unrepresentative survey. So, not many non-PCs there then perhaps ? I'm pretty sure that we all agree that the list has gone OT on the subject now. I suspect I caused a bit of a stir when I had my annual rant - it certainly fired up a few people and increased the bandwidth a bit, however, I stand by what I said. Regardless of the fact that the discussions in progress at the time were or were not OT for a QL list, I think Peter's tantrun was out of place and uncalled for. What is wrong with a polite email asking people to take it privately if they want to finish the discussion, or please try to keep the discussions on QL related subjects etc. But to come on in and effectively resign just because a few emails not to his liking were received is a bit over the top. I'm a member of a few work related NGs, a few non-work related, and if the subjecty is off topic, a polite reminder is all that is required. It is simple and effective. Shall we call it a day now ? Cheers, Norman. ------------------------------------- Norman Dunbar Database/Unix administrator Lynx Financial Systems Ltd. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 0113 289 6265 Fax: 0113 289 3146 URL: http://www.Lynx-FS.com ------------------------------------- This email is intended only for the use of the addressees named above and may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not an addressee you must not read it and must not use any information contained in it, nor copy it, nor inform any person other than Lynx Financial Systems or the addressees of its existence or contents. If you have received this email and are not a named addressee, please delete it and notify the Lynx Financial Systems IT Department on 0113 2892990.
