Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 16:48:53 -0400 From: Nick Evans <nevans@nextvenue.com> To: 'Damon Hammis' <squirrel@hammis.com> Cc: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Just curious Message-ID: <712384017032D411AD7B0001023D799B07C9F1@sn1exchmbx.nextvenue.com>
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People are better off researching things on their own, they pick up other
information in the process. The worst thing is having someone just ask a
question in such a manner so that they appear to not have a care about
learning anything new. It's just annoying to answer endless questions simply
because people are too lazy to hunt for the answers themselves. In the case
of the what does BSD stand for, if someone is asking that question then they
have some sort of interest in the OS and therefore should read the FAQ's and
other docs on the website so that they may become a better part of the
community, not just some schlep who leeches off others for answers to their
questions...I'm sure that most people on this list would have no problem if
the question was more like, what can i read to find out what BSD is or how
it works, etc...
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From: Damon Hammis [mailto:squirrel@hammis.com]
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 4:34 PM
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Just curious
I've been a user of FreeBSD for sometime now, and have subscribed to this
list on different occasions. (Usually when I've come to a roadblock and
simply cannot figure out the answer or find a solution in the archives or
on the site) One thing that I've noticed is that for the most part people
on the list try to help out as much as possible, but at least once or
twice a day I see really snotty responses to questions posted on the list.
I'm really curious as to why you would say "Read the FAQ" or "It's on the
site somewhere" rather than just give the answer if/when you already know
it. While I understand that newbie questions or questions without enough
information can be annoying at times, a snotty response could turn off
potential users of FreeBSD. I would think that the readers on this list,
much like myself, would like to see FreeBSD become a well known operating
system, and not because of a bunch of snotty people on the mailing list,
but rather because it simply is the best OS for the majority of user and
networking applications.
I expect the flames to come shortly, and I've prepared myself for it, but
maybe I'm missing something and will get a better explanation.
Long Live FreeBSD!!!
--Damon
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>People are better off researching things on their =
own, they pick up other information in the process. The worst thing is =
having someone just ask a question in such a manner so that they appear =
to not have a care about learning anything new. It's just annoying to =
answer endless questions simply because people are too lazy to hunt for =
the answers themselves. In the case of the what does BSD stand for, if =
someone is asking that question then they have some sort of interest in =
the OS and therefore should read the FAQ's and other docs on the =
website so that they may become a better part of the community, not =
just some schlep who leeches off others for answers to their =
questions...I'm sure that most people on this list would have no =
problem if the question was more like, what can i read to find out what =
BSD is or how it works, etc...</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Damon Hammis [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:squirrel@hammis.com">mailto:squirrel@hammis.com</A>]</FON=
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 4:34 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: Just curious</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I've been a user of FreeBSD for sometime now, and =
have subscribed to this</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>list on different occasions. (Usually when =
I've come to a roadblock and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>simply cannot figure out the answer or find a =
solution in the archives or</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>on the site) One thing that I've noticed is =
that for the most part people</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>on the list try to help out as much as possible, but =
at least once or</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>twice a day I see really snotty responses to =
questions posted on the list.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>I'm really curious as to why you would say =
"Read the FAQ" or "It's on the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>site somewhere" rather than just give the =
answer if/when you already know</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>it. While I understand that newbie questions =
or questions without enough</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>information can be annoying at times, a snotty =
response could turn off</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>potential users of FreeBSD. I would think that =
the readers on this list,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>much like myself, would like to see FreeBSD become a =
well known operating</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>system, and not because of a bunch of snotty people =
on the mailing list,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>but rather because it simply is the best OS for the =
majority of user and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>networking applications.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I expect the flames to come shortly, and I've =
prepared myself for it, but</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>maybe I'm missing something and will get a better =
explanation.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Long Live FreeBSD!!!</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>--Damon</FONT>
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