Bram Van Dam wrote:
-f wrote:
2. if a mail makes you angry, in 85% of all cases, you should
just delete it, and forget about it. i am quite amazed
how hard it is for people to ignore stuff. you must exercise
your ignore muscle. saves awful lot of time and energy.
(i know, this mail is the opposite of this advice, but i slept
on it ;-)
I particularly agree with this bit. Some people on this list seem to
have some anger management issues. It's probably not real anger -- in
real life they'd probably just look around the room for a bit and wonder
what to say, either that or their voice would crack in the middle of
their tirade --, but still. People have feelings. Just because you're
typing at a screen in your room (even if you own the bloody mailing
list) doesn't magically give you the right to be a cunt. Nor does it
somehow erase emotions and emotional implications from the list.
If you're one of those people who acts all tough on the net (wahey! I'm
a really mean guy on [EMAIL PROTECTED] better watch out for me!) then you're
the one who needs psychological help, rather than the aforementioned
(think it was by Rick and Jason) 13 year old fragile minds.
Look, I don't 'act all tough on the net'. I just refuse to sit idly
by while mamby pamby whiners are spouting crap. And, in real life,
I'd say the same thing to him.
You need to think before you talk (not doing so is like wiping your arse
before you shit). Think something along the lines of "if this person
were saying this to my face, how would I react?". I'm pretty damned sure
that you wouldn't start screaming and insulting them for all you're
worth. If you do, again, you're the one who needs the help.
I'm neither screaming nor insulting anyone.
I quite frankly don't give a rat's arse about how frustrated some of you
are by seeing n00bs post on the list. So what if someone didn't read man
page XYZ? At least tell them to read it. The only thing more disgusting
than people not willing to learn, is people not willing to help others
learn. Share the knowledge. Either that, or shut your trap.
Um...everyone who's ever shared knowledge with me intentionally has
done so because I tried and showed effort. I've gotten flamed on
misc@ before too. I asked a stupid question, didn't do my homework,
and got spanked for it. No big deal. I apologized, learned to not be
a dumb ass and went about my business. I suggest you do the same.
I think our teacher -f makes some good points. And that fact that some
of you say he's not a teacher because he's not actively teaching, only
shows how correct he is. Next thing you'll say that the only real doctor
is the kind with a stethoscope around his neck.. Now, excuse me whilst I
go roll my eyes for a bit.
I didn't say that he wasn't a teacher because he's not actively
teaching. I was eluding to him not being a teacher because he is
afraid of the responsibility that goes along with the act of teaching.
Everyone is a teacher whether they know it or not.
rvb
