Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 15:05:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Kenneth Wayne Culver <culverk@wam.umd.edu> To: ML Duke <mlduke@concentric.net> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: no questions? Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0006271504580.10988-100000@rac4.wam.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10006271025550.587-100000@mlduke.concentric.net>
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I just don't think people should be flamed when they really don't know what list to post to... just tell them nicely which list to post to.. .and if you know the answer to their questions, answer them. ================================================================= | Kenneth Culver | FreeBSD: The best NT upgrade | | Unix Systems Administrator | ICQ #: 24767726 | | and student at The | AIM: muythaibxr | | The University of Maryland, | Website: (Under Construction) | | College Park. | http://www.wam.umd.edu/~culverk/| ================================================================= On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, ML Duke wrote: > Beans no questions. > I've asked questions & received answers and answered questions and > everyone here knows who we are and that the "answers" are not > the gospel but perhaps worth a try and the proof is in the pudding > of giving whatever answer a shot. > > Questions posted on "questions" are like as not to get a newbie > flamed until the newbie learns to post them "correctly," whereas > here it's informal and does not strike fear into the one asking > the question. > > The only consistent objector to questions on this list seems to > be Sue Blake (others get it from her) and if she wants to bounce > me from the list--so be it. I've been operating FBSD successfully > for several years (some of us are not so new) and I can live without > the list--my purpose, when the time is available, is to watch for > questions I can answer correctly which, as my Unix Mentor says, > is "appropriate payback". > > Someone on this thread asked if questions are not allowed what in > the world is the list for in the first place and I wholly agree > and asked the same questions myself a few years ago. > > Sure, I've posted a few success notes and a few blooper notes, > but in the end such is a waste of time. > > ML Duke > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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