On Wed, 3 Jan 2001, Steve Holmes wrote:
> It amazes me how people on this list think that their time is so
> valuable that being rude to people and writing long winded analogies
> of Einstein beating people with a stick will somehow save them time.
> Here's a novel idea...IGNORE THEM! When I'm not interested in
> answering a question I erase it and move on...takes about 2 seconds.
> Of course people post silly questions without researching, but your
> rude comments are a reflection on you, not them. Remember Mom told
> you that two wrongs don't make a right? Stop using this list as a
> forum for venting your frustrations.
First off, let's get things straight about what is or isn't rude. If
someone makes a straightforward, non-caustic comment that a post is
inappropriate, or suggests the poster check the list archives, or some
other resource, that is not rude. Some people seem to think it is
inherently rude to do that, but they are mistaken. If someone goes
beyond that, calling people names or cursing or such, that is rude,
and your comments may apply. But such posts are pretty rare here.
As for venting frustrations, there may be a component of that in some
of these responses. But I'd say that most of them have the goal of
keeping this list a worthwhile, on-topic, substantive, informative
place. As such, a little time invested in such posts can be a
worthwhile investment. It'd be a shame to see this list go down the
tubes, as many 'net forums do.
In a way it's weird that all this discussion has come up now, because
recently there's been more participation in this list from people at
Sun, with some responses indicating what is and/or isn't appropriate
on this list, and some periodic posts with guidelines for using and
posting to the list. Prior to that, more self-policing was needed.
But hopefully now that will be less the case.
Milt Epstein
Research Programmer
Software/Systems Development Group
Computing and Communications Services Office (CCSO)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
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