On Thu, May 25, 2006 at 11:19:35AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >On Thu, May 25, 2006 at 02:11:09PM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote: >> Language, please. Warning #1. > >Feel the power. > >> >Cut people some slack for once - they're on the same side as you trying to >> >achieve the same goals. >> >> What you apparently are failing to realize is that while people >> certainly have human foibles, there is no need to go out of your way >> expose them to a mailing list read by thousands of people. It isn't >> necessary or interesting. > >Yet it is also harmless and not really a bother. He's simply sharing an >occurence, which possibly othes might have had, as a means of identification >and tribal knowledge. Had he posted every single occurence of realizing >his own mistakes - it'd be another issue - which it hasn't been. > >> (especially when you hadn't previously exposed your misconception) and >> you surely don't have to send *two* messages explaining your confusion >> when there really is nothing to be confused about. > >Yet we have to tell the guy to get off the computer and imbue user-stupidity >instead? What purpose does that have? If the purpose is in alienating a fellow >cygwin user/hacker/future contributor/etc. - then good job.
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