Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 22:55:18 -0800 (PST) From: Annelise Anderson <ANDRSN@HOOVER.STANFORD.EDU> To: wes@intele.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: -questions etiquette Message-ID: <01I2RTI28U7600K419@HOOVER.STANFORD.EDU>
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From: IN%"wes@intele.net" 25-MAR-1996 22:05:30.19
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I agree with both David and Wes here.....
But I would like to say that I would rather have a rude answer than
no answer at all--I'd rather have someone say "You idiot, read ___"
than not get anything....
And I have posted a question recently that has not been answered at
all, about why pgp does not compile on 2.1. And I think not answering
is rude.
Annelise
David Greenman writes:
> This is a reminder to all of you on the -questions mailing list
> that it is never appropriate to answer people's questions with
> "you're an idiot" or other rude comments (even if you believe them
> to be true :-))...
> The -questions mailing list is primarily a forum for new
> users that are trying to learn how to use FreeBSD and who have
> legitimate questions. It *doesn't* matter if their question is
> answered somewhere deep in the bowels of our FAQ. It's "okay" for
> people to ask questions here that are covered in the FAQ...
As a contributor to this mailing list, I'd like to remind everyone
that politeness extends both ways. Questions of the sort "you idiots
have screwed up my system!" are similarly unwelcome here. Please
remember that the software you have, and the help offered here, are
given freely by the contributors.
Thanks to everyone here.
--
Wes Peters | Yes I am a pirate, two hundred years too late
Softweyr | The cannons don't thunder, there's nothing to plunder
Consulting | I'm an over forty victim of fate...
wes@intele.net | Jimmy Buffett
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