Re: Worse then useless replies (was Re: Use 'apt-get dist-upgrade'.)
On Wed, 7 Mar 2007 12:14:40 -0500 Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 10:08:29AM -0500, Patrick Wiseman wrote: > > On 3/7/07, pinniped <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Use 'apt-get dist-upgrade'. Even this will not necessarily be > > successful > > on the first pass and you may have to run it up to 3 times. > > > > > > Top posting is frowned on here because it tends to mangle context. But so > > much > > worse is deleting everything you're replying to AND changing the Subject to > > boot, which doesn't just mangle context but removes it entirely. While your > > replies MIGHT be helpful to the specific poster to whom you're replying (and > > even that's iffy, given how you routinely change the Subject), they are no > > use > > at all in the archive. > > > > So, please, keep some context and only change the Subject if you're actually > > changing the subject (in which case you should really start a new thread). > > > > Just trying to help you to be helpful, > > Patrick > it seem more than a few of us regulars have tried to be 'helpful' and > he/she seems to think this mail list reply method _is_ helpful. Not much > more we can do. He is also somewhat of a regular and actually fairly helpful; I don't argue, though, that he would be even more helpful if he gave context. Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Worse then useless replies (was Re: Use 'apt-get dist-upgrade'.)
On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 10:08:29AM -0500, Patrick Wiseman wrote: > On 3/7/07, pinniped <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Use 'apt-get dist-upgrade'. Even this will not necessarily be successful > on the first pass and you may have to run it up to 3 times. > > > Top posting is frowned on here because it tends to mangle context. But so > much > worse is deleting everything you're replying to AND changing the Subject to > boot, which doesn't just mangle context but removes it entirely. While your > replies MIGHT be helpful to the specific poster to whom you're replying (and > even that's iffy, given how you routinely change the Subject), they are no use > at all in the archive. > > So, please, keep some context and only change the Subject if you're actually > changing the subject (in which case you should really start a new thread). > > Just trying to help you to be helpful, > Patrick it seem more than a few of us regulars have tried to be 'helpful' and he/she seems to think this mail list reply method _is_ helpful. Not much more we can do. -- | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux == | my web site: | | : :' : The Universal |mysite.verizon.net/kevin.mark/| | `. `' Operating System| go to counter.li.org and | | `-http://www.debian.org/ |be counted! #238656 | | my keyserver: subkeys.pgp.net | my NPO: cfsg.org | signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Worse then useless replies (was Re: Use 'apt-get dist-upgrade'.)
On 3/7/07, pinniped <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Use 'apt-get dist-upgrade'. Even this will not necessarily be successful on the first pass and you may have to run it up to 3 times. Top posting is frowned on here because it tends to mangle context. But so much worse is deleting everything you're replying to AND changing the Subject to boot, which doesn't just mangle context but removes it entirely. While your replies MIGHT be helpful to the specific poster to whom you're replying (and even that's iffy, given how you routinely change the Subject), they are no use at all in the archive. So, please, keep some context and only change the Subject if you're actually changing the subject (in which case you should really start a new thread). Just trying to help you to be helpful, Patrick
