Re: what's up with all the attitude
On Thu, Nov 09, 2006 at 16:32:10 -0600, Mike McCarty wrote:
> cothrige wrote:
> >* ChadDavis (chadmichaeldavis@gmail.com) wrote:
> >
> >>I've recently started using this list. You might say that I've
> >>recently joined the debian community. Its great. Very intelligent
> >>and helpful. But what's with all the attitude people flash around
> >>here. Have the threads I read end up in some petty bickering.
> >>
> >
> >
> >Hello Chad,
> >
> >Like you I am new, and so I thought I would make a quick comment.
> >After finally making the leap and installing Debian I decided, as I
> >usually do, to find a mailing list so that I can get an idea of the
> >community and stay ahead of troubles. And I did so with a bit of
> >trepidation. I had heard a lot of complaining in other fora about the
> >arrogance of Debian folk and really expected a flamefest here. That
> >couldn't have been farther from the truth, at least as I have seen it.
>
> You haven't asked why you can't simply do a "Reply" because the
> list server doesn't automatically put in a "Reply-to:" field
> for the list :-)
Maybe we should first discuss some issues for which it is easier to
reach a general consensus, such as politics, religion or self-service
gas stations.
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Regards,
Florian
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