On 03/10/2014 10:47 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Monday 10 March 2014 14:34:43 Dave Woyciesjes wrote:It's pretty damn sad that a 'certain' type of new users join this list, and the first post they see from me is one of my rare tough love posts such as in this thread. And even though said new users are not the recipient of the comment, they nonetheless instantly overreact, blow their top, and try to rally the list to tackle "the bully". What thoughtful people do is create mail filters, without uttering a peep on or off list.Nah, I haven't gotten anywhere close to "blowing my top". And I'm not trying to rally anyone.If the cap fits?? Your name wasn't mentioned! Tho' I agree that it is not too difficult sometimes to know if one was meant.
:) True, point taken. He did say it was not directed at any one person; but given the way he wrote it, it certainly came across as directed for me.
He didn't upset me that much; just irritated at his less than friendly response. It's attitudes like that that keep people away from Debian & Linux. As for ignoring his messages, that is a catch-22. I can't knock his knowledge (seems he does know Debian very well, and I have no idea on the rest of his resume); and if I'm following a thread that he responds to; it'd be irritating to have a hole in the conversation.Stan may be abrasive, as he would be the first to admit. But he is very knowledgeable and very ready to use this knowledge to help others. If he upsets you as much as he appears to do, why don't you just null-file him?
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