I ought to know. I've been guilty of it enough times.
First, this is not a direct reply to the poster of this quote. I
merely chose this out of several that had this, "If you weren't so
stupid you would..." tone to them.
That being said, I'm going to jump in and defend those experienced,
professional, over-worked, computer professionals who bother to
participate in a list like this while they have bosses, users, and
customers screaming at them that, "THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END!
What? Oh. No. I didn't select a printer. Never mind."
It is not about physical effort. It is not about intelligence. It is
about usability. And frankly, I am appalled at the number of posts I
see from "so called computer professionals" professing that "you,
moron, ought to be smart enough to click the correct button, idiot."
I really pity the users who are victimized by your attitudes.
When I hosted the lists, the majority of the misdirected, posted from
the wrong address, etc., posts were from .EDU domains. Even I, big
mouth that I am, didn't leap to the claim that .EDU was a sub-
standard domain space. <sheesh!>
If a number of people have a problem with usability, it is a problem
with usability. Period. It is not about the intelligence of the
users, regardless of their job function. It is not about the
intelligence of the list moderator(s). It is not about the
intelligence of the list host, who DOES THIS FOR FREE. (Always a hot
button of mine.)
I happen to disagree with the current list configuration. And it has
been taken up with the Board of U2UG. But to castigate people is
simply, "Bad form, eh? Bad form."
And the next time someone insults me indirectly about my inability to
click the right button on an e-mail reply, I'll check the timestamp
to see if they are posting from work, with enough time on their hands
to dick around with list mail, or if they are spending their time at
night doing it because they really care.
--
Regards,
Clif
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W. Clifton Oliver, CCP
CLIFTON OLIVER & ASSOCIATES
Tel: +1 619 460 5678 Web: www.oliver.com
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On Apr 12, 2006, at 8:51 AM, wrote:
I find it amusing that a news list will starve because a bunch of
computer proffesionals can't change behavior and move the mouse 1 inch
to the right to do a 'reply to all'
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