Firstly, i am a christian but can totally understand how some people might be put off by the style of evangelism of some christians, typified by those who stand in malls or on street corners and shout. Only takes a few individuals to make people assume everyone is the same. Anyway....
I've been lurking on this list for a month or two now and have seen many very intelligent people offer excellent advice and give their time for free to help others. I've also seen the reaction to some questions being angry, and some might consider rude, however the longer i spend here the more i end up agreeing with the annoyance. It becomes quickly obvious that _everything_ has been said 100x before, and often the answer is in the FAQ. I would say that sometimes people need to remember that the answer to a question might not be quite so obvious to someone else, and that simply directing someone to a man page can avoid lots of agro on all sides. I think if everyone relaxed a little more and waited a little longer before shouting it would be good, but sometimes it's entirely the correct response to a question where someone hasn't even tried to work it out for themselves. Dan
