Re: help with debian
Andrei Popescu wrote:
> It would have been better to quote a few lines, but the thread is still
> fresh. It's not like he posted to an age-old thread, where context is
> really important.
>
Not meaning to take sides, but I myself don't keep up with threads; I
deal with a message, then toss it and the related messages. If another
message comes in two hours later, I expect context, or lacking that, am
willing sometimes to go find the archive if I need a reminder for my
short-sighted Quick-On-the-Delete-button habit.
It's understandable that a newbie posting will expect others on the list
to remember him and his posts, even if they're only two minutes old.
(After all, they're important to the poster, so they _must_ be important
to others also.) But even so, that expectation is wrong and rude.
--
Kent West
Westing Peacefully <http://kentwest.blogspot.com>
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