On Mon, 3 Sep 2007, Steve Litt wrote:
Personally, I think the preceding is about as rude as it gets, and I think all mailing lists should simply ignore those who can't be bothered to subscribe. This list has many very knowledgeable people, all of whom are very busy, and anything making them work harder in supplying free advice is just plain rude.
Of course, this is just one man's opinion.
Make that two men. There are a number of issues disclosed here. First, basic 'Netiquette has been ignored. Second, why would one post a question to a mail list and not expect to see the answer on the list. Third, such questions have been asked before and the answer is in the archives. Fourth, there's a lack of understanding of TeX, LaTeX, and LyX with no indication of how the answer was sought before asking on the list. However, I won't classify the request as rude, but naively foolish. Rich -- Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | The Environmental Permitting Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. | Accelerators(TM) <http://www.appl-ecosys.com> Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863
