Re: IA64 or AMD64?
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Stan Hoeppner <stan@hardwarefreak.com> wrote:
> On 9/21/2012 7:05 PM, T Elcor wrote:
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>
>>
>>>> You are either:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Horribly lazy
>>>> 2. Incompetent
>>
>>> Stan, just my personal opinion but I think there's no need (and no gain)
>>> to say this on the list
>>
>> I agree. I find this list to be very helpful but lately there seems to have been a lot of unnecessary hostility on the list. This is counter-productive as some users may get the impression that the list is hijacked by angry people who are just waiting for an opportunity to jump on anyone they (wrongly) perceive as "lazy", "incompetent" or whatever.
>>
>> If someone deems a question "stupid" and below his level of expertise one can always ignore the question, as there is no obligation for anyone to answer any questions on this list. Perhaps someone else will give a simple answer to a simple/"stupid" question without any of the name calling.
>
> Read my original reply to the OP. I gave him the answer, in full
> detail, and a link to the page from where I copied it. I also derided
> him for his failure to make a cursory effort of his own.
>
> It isn't a stupid question. I've answered it many times on this list.
> But in most/all of those cases, those asking were noobs. Someone
> installing on a quad socket DL580 isn't a noob, certainly should not be
> a noob. Someone who should not be a noob asking a noob question is what
> prompted my derision. Again, anyone at "a level" where they're working
> or playing with a DL580 should have already known the answer, or been
> able to easily find it, especially given the ease with which this
> particular answer can be found.
>
> You've got this backwards. It's not "beneath" me to answer this
> question. It should, however, be beneath any self respecting OP at such
> a level to ask this in the first place without even Googling.
I agree that the OP's question was ... perhaps unenlightened.
However, I don't respond like a jerk to such questions. While
answering the question simply and clearly isn't beneath you,
undignifying yourself by responding in such an uncivilized manner
*should* be beneath you.
--
Chris
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