Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 14:30:43 +0300 From: Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg> To: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> Cc: Joachim Strombergson <watchman@ludd.luth.se>, FreeBSD-Audit <audit@FreeBSD.ORG>, Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> Subject: Re: New du functionality by newbie - audit and comments? Message-ID: <20010422143043.C90395@ringworld.oblivion.bg> In-Reply-To: <20010422100209.D4964@welearn.com.au>; from sue@welearn.com.au on Sun, Apr 22, 2001 at 10:02:11AM %2B1000 References: <3AE065DD.D8FEF0B@ludd.luth.se> <20010421160440.C47557@ringworld.oblivion.bg> <3AE20464.7DA961BE@ludd.luth.se> <20010422100209.D4964@welearn.com.au>
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On Sun, Apr 22, 2001 at 10:02:11AM +1000, Sue Blake wrote: > On Sun, Apr 22, 2001 at 12:06:28AM +0200, Joachim Strombergson wrote: > > Aloha! > > > > Ahem... oops! > > > > It looks like I made a pretty nice fool out of myslf with my posting. > > The "newbie" label was obviously correct though. > > But you (all) achieved more than you realise. > > Nobody knew I was here. I saw you make a big mistake, I saw you > corrected politely, I saw you say OK and look at other ways to help. > Next time I'm afraid to offer something, I will remember your story > and I will be encouraged to go ahead and try my best. > > There could be hundreds of others, silent like me, who are encouraged > by your story. Some of them will become the people who take FreeBSD > into tomorrow. Thank you for helping others to feel comfortable. I wouldn't exactly call this a 'big mistake' - it seemed like a sincere desire to help, and more than that, putting in some actual effort to help. Other than that, yes, the polite correction and the encouragement for future contributions is just what was intended. G'luck, Peter -- This would easier understand fewer had omitted. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-audit" in the body of the message
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