From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 8 21:54:20 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F07516A4CF for ; Mon, 8 Nov 2004 21:54:20 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.scls.lib.wi.us (mail.scls.lib.wi.us [198.150.40.25]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AAD5043D55 for ; Mon, 8 Nov 2004 21:54:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nalists@scls.lib.wi.us) Received: from sclpc01.scls.lib.wi.us (sclpc01.scls.lib.wi.us [172.26.2.225]) by mail.scls.lib.wi.us (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iA8LsEtC080888; Mon, 8 Nov 2004 15:54:14 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from nalists@scls.lib.wi.us) Message-Id: <6.1.2.0.0.20041108144023.04915998@mail.scls.lib.wi.us> X-Sender: nalists@mail.scls.lib.wi.us X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.1.2.0 Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 15:54:14 -0600 To: TM4526@aol.com, questions@freebsd.org From: Greg Barniskis In-Reply-To: <1d6.2f657330.2ec129b7@aol.com> References: <1d6.2f657330.2ec129b7@aol.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: difference between releases X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 21:54:20 -0000 At 01:57 PM 11/8/2004, TM4526@aol.com wrote: >If the 4 bozos who jump on everything I say will >just cut back on the coffee there wouldn't be so much BS. In a previous message, you indicated that you were sure some people found your posts valuable. The point you seem to be missing entirely is that the people who jump on you are jumping on you because for every scrap of value you throw into the mix, you're also likely to throw in a big, smelly turd. You'd probably be less jumped on if you didn't mark up your commentary with irrelevant invective much of the time. As a librarian, I have a great tolerance for dissenting points of view, and as a sysadmin I have a lot of respect for those who challenge the assumptions of IT system makers and users (it's practically a duty for us to raise questions). I am not in total disagreement with some of the points you have previously raised. I am, however, not willing to pick through a wet pile of fresh shyte on the grounds that there might possibly be a small nugget of gold inside. I've tried to be patient, but it really seems to me that either: (a) you really do not understand that name-calling has *no place* in the formulation of a cogent argument (and that for this and related reasons, your chronic nastiness is a violation of the list charter), or (b) you really do understand but you really don't give a flying fork about being civil or cogent because really, you just enjoy nastiness. Either way, the net value to me of your posts is... [plonk the troll]. For the record, in 20 years of using various network forums, I have never felt the need to censor anyone until now. Usually, the forum admin has a go at it before I lose patience, but enough is enough.