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[Collins Richey]

On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 14:46:22 -0800, Ken Moffat <kmoffat at drizzle.com> wrote:
> Alma J Wetzker wrote:
> 
> >
> > <rant>
> > I am bothered when the standard response is 'Go search 900 pages of
> > documentation and then you will be worthy to talk to me.'
> > </rant>
> >
> >     -- Alma
> >
> >
> >
> 
> Those types of responses come up now and then. We all have a bad day.
> I've learned to ignore. Your questions are good ones.
> 
> It's amazing how easily email can be misinterpreted. I've been firmly
> told off for giving what I assumed was a helpful answer, only to find
> that I totally insulted the questioner. I don't take it personally.
> Now I'm going back to searching 900 pages of irrelevant documentation! :-)
> I'll talk to you when I'm worthy! ;-)
> 
> Note smiley, winky.
> 

Thanks for taking this in the proper perspective, Ken. As you say, we
all have bad days, and I, too, prefer to have a concise answer plus a
pointer to the available doco.

<aside>
Back in the early (Caldera) days of this list, I was thoroughly
excoriated for not knowing the details of PCI vs. ISA cards. My Linux
knowledge was minimal at that time, but my hardware knowledge was
zippo. In those days, newbies were fair game for a roast without
warning. Having been on the receiving end, I've tried to avoid
returning the favor.
</aside>


-- 
 Collins