Jake Pumphrey wrote:
I'm sorry this has happened Ben. Surely newbies can have passion too?
<snip> Jake
On Sunday 05 October 2003 20:14, Ben Rosenberg wrote:
<snip> So
when you newbies to the list get all bent out of shape remember this..it's you who killed the homey, community feel of this list and made it feel like a hospital room. It's you who are detrimental to this list. Not the people with passion. I liked it much better when this list had that Cheers feel to it ..you know where everybody knows your name.
Anyway. I'll just crawl back into my corner. ;)
/end my 0.02
-- Ben Rosenberg ---===---===---===--- mailto:ben@whack.org
If two men agree on everything, you can be sure that only one of them is doing the thinking.
I haven't read all of this thread, just a few posts. Despite that, the few that I read said exactly what I thought they would. I first read a similar thread about 6 years ago on a Caldera list, then the same on a linux newsgroup, then on--of all things--a Corel Linux list, and probably 15 or 20 times on this very list over the last 4 years. The end result is always the same...those opposed to any deviation from technical dialog about suse linux will always disagree with anything OT on the list, regarless how minor. Those opposed to strict, uncompromising, ironfisted rule of law will ignore those others and continue post OT topics, but usually won't be disruptive. After a day or two of discussion, everyone will call a truce of sorts and go back to what they were doing. After a week, OT posts will be as brisk as ever. After a month, someone will complain about OT posts again (which they could filter out as easily as they can complain about them), and the whole process will start over. My input on the subject: Life is too short. There are more important things to get your panties in a bind about. Unless someone puts toothpicks in your eyes and straps your head in place in front of your monitor, I'd say you don't have to read anything you don't want to. And if someone DID place toothpicks in your eyes, etc. you have bigger issues on your plate than OT emails. Since I already gave 2 cents tonight, that makes 4 cents. So relax, I'm all out of cents now. Ciao, John S.