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Posted by Bergamot on 04/02/07 20:52
Mike Minor wrote:
> Sorry I'm so STUPID!
I don't know if you are stupid or not, but you *have* failed to follow
the posting conventions of this group. Top posting will get you flamed
quicker than asking "stupid" questions will.
http://allmyfaqs.net/faq.pl?How_to_post
> I thought news groups were for asking questions
Generally, they are discussion groups. If you pose a question various
aspects are likely to be discussed and you may or may not get the answer
you originally sought. That's the way Usenet is.
> And by the way, I have been studying Yukka's web site to try and pick up
> some tips. It's a nice and helpful site.
I wish I knew half of what he knows.
> Too bad his attitude comes across
> so negatively when he responds to questions here.
I don't necessarily agree with his methods, but I do understand his
annoyance to a degree. The same questions come up repeatedly around
here. If you search the google archives, you'd probably find the answer
yourself, a lot faster and with a lot less flak, too.
http://groups.google.com/advanced_search
Learn to help yourself and you'll probably get more respect from others
in the group.
> He doesn't have any
> insight into what my superiors have asked me to do and what I'm trying to
> accomplish.
That's where the "discussion" part of this group comes in. Questioning
whether something ought to be done in the first place is fairly common
around here. If you had spent any time looking at recent posts before
you jumped in, you might have noticed this pattern (or read about it in
another post) and prepared yourself for it.
> In my humble opinion, if he can't say something helpful, he should just not
> respond.
Welcome to Usenet. People post what they want, when they want. If you
don't like it, maybe you'll be happier in a moderated forum somewhere
else. I can't speak for the quality of information you'll get elsewhere,
of course.
> I am so sick and tired of the holy-er than thou attitudes I see so
> often here.......
Frankly, I get tired of newbies not bothering to learn the rules of the
group in which they post, then getting upset when they don't like the
responses they get.
But that's me. ;)
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Berg
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