Your replies are a tad hard to follow, but here's some tips that should help make things more readable:
http://wiki.ursine.ca/Best_Online_Quoting_Practices S C wrote in Article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted to gmane.linux.debian.user: > That rant was nothing; you should have seen the hoops I had to jump > through to restore files when I deleted the wrong one. You might consider installing a desktop environment like KDE or Gnome. This will go a long way in making things a bit more comforatable on the transition (my preference is for KDE, since new users can basically just click through "Make it look and feel like Windows" and end up at a starting point where they're already familiar with the basics and can start exploring without doing too much damage). > As mentione, I need a jumping off place and a > methodology to follow and a way to know that the > information I am getting is current or applies to 2.8 > or something worse. > > It'll come. I used to program IBM mainframes; in many > ways that was worse. If you don't believe me, try > reading IBM documentation. I keep an IBM JCL manual around as a reminder that the previous generation was at least as severely brain damaged as a whole as mine is. It gives me some solace that the Beavis and Butthead Generation has some precedent. > What I should do is ignore those who ignore me; simply > don't return. That's not necessarily the best solution. Silence doesn't necessarily mean spite, it could also mean "I don't know", "Your question isn't interesting", "You obviously aren't even trying to ask a smart question", or "I'm not even at my keyboard and forgot to log out." If you're really expecting to get help out of #debian, you need to play by thier rules. I strongly suggest looking through this before the next time you /join #debian. Odds are if you're getting ignored in #debian, it's because you're way outside the guidelines and people don't want to play Twenty Questions for free. http://wiki.debian.org/PoundDebianGuidelines -- Paul Johnson Email and IM (XMPP & Google Talk): [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
