Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 01:01:42 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> To: Erik Osterholm <freebsd-lists-erik@erikosterholm.org> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD) Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0906030056441.45573@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> In-Reply-To: <20090602225532.GA88740@barragry.com> References: <4688025620918128507458768288443306245-Webmail@me.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0906022312230.45116@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20090602215339.GA86750@barragry.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0906030027250.45491@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20090602225532.GA88740@barragry.com>
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>> matter at all. Rather if you can get answer to questions about FreeBSD. >> You can, even easier if some moderation would be present here. > > Considering that the mailing list is one of the few places where > support exists, I don't know that I can agree with you. > > Also, I don't think that an artificial filter or barrier-to-entry is > desirable, in general. Definitely is. It saves our time and their time. > but they don't learn well by reading technical documentation Then he/she don't need unix, or at least will not ever be able to use it without ability to read the documentation. >> Some people may want both, but well you can't have everything. It's not >> possible to everyone will agree with everyone on mailing list, and with >> every potential new user. > > I know that disagreeing is inevitable. My position is that a pleasant > tone would be nice. Mine too. What i really don't like here sometimes are lack of discussion, just agressive answers from some people. > An example of a harsh tone (one which I haven't > seen on here) is telling someone to RTFM. No it isn't if you point out WHICH manual - which i always do. > Another example (which I > have seen on here) is people who just enjoy arguing turning reasonable > threads into flamewars. Maybe they enjoy, but usually - they just can't resist different opinions and start to attack personally. > >> This keeps the system's quality high. > > I politely disagree. I doubt that a harsh community does anything to > maintain a high-quality system. Why harsh? I don't understand you here.
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