* Jamie Paul Griffin <ja...@kode5.net> [11-29-12 10:25]: ... > People that read mailing lists simply for amusement at what, I imagine, > they see as incompetence in others is ridiculous.
Agreed, but do not understand where this notion was presented. > It undermines the very purpose of the mailing-list. If, in fact that was happening. > There could be any number of reasons why someone might not compose a > perfect message: there could be learning difficulties, some other > physical impairment, someone very young and new to the concept of > technical mailing lists, etc. I submit that finding amusement from that > shows a great deal of disrespect and even shows something fundamentally > wrong with that persons mental health. Amusement was not mentioned. ... > Comparing this subject to a situation where people are gathered at a > dining table is laughable really. There is no correlation between > someone behaving like a pig at a dinner table and someone posting to a > mailing list where they have not researched their topic or formatted > their email perfectly and without grammatical errors. I guess this is directed at me but not attributed? And, the subject is too complicated or .... colo[u]r me gone. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net
