Probelem with the clients - MICHAEL VOIGHT COMMENT

[Rick Williams]

Shouldn't post for the first 6 months? I suppose you also believe college
freshmen shouldn't ask questions the first 2 semesters? I understand people on
these lists not wanting to do the work for everyone else but hey, there are a
lot of people on a lot of lists that act like "if you don't know as much as I
do you shouldn't be asking questions". Well I am sorry but if most people knew
as much as these people think they do, no one would need to ask questions. I
could add another nickels worth to this but I am sure it will be taken as
"rude" just as it is, so I don't feel the need to push farther at this time. I
help who I can when I can, and do it happily, knowing at several times in the
past more than one person has helped me when I needed it.

Rick

Joseph S D Yao wrote:

> Patrick Greenwell cleverly retorted:
> > On Mon, 13 Sep 1999, Malacai wrote:
> > > Anyway...  I want to make a general comment.  I've noticed a lot of
> > > rude responses to first-time questions.  Most of those responses are
> > > from Mr. Michael Voight.
> >
> > Every so often someone like yourself comes along on a newsgroup or
> > mailing list and bitches about the attitude of people that are answering
> > questions. Keep this in mind: no one owes you anything.
> >
> > Would you like your money back?
>
> Mr. Greenwell, did this do anything to increase the general civility of
> the 'Net?
>
> Mr. Malacai's observations, albeit limited by being in the group for
> two days - obviously, he has never read the Usenet newusers protocols
> suggestions for NOT posting for the first six months - unfortunately
> caught a disturbing trend for his limited sample.  Mr. Voight's tone
> SOMETIMES has been rather abrupt lately.  It is my perception that this
> is a recent change, and perhaps he will improve.  [Hence the suggestions
> NOT to post based on limited and possibly biased samples - cf.
> <URL: news://news/news.announce.newusers>.]
>
> OTOH, many times Mr. Voight is still very patient at helping newcomers.
> And he does seem to have a >50% correct rate, which makes him at least
> somewhat helpful to those in the mailing list / newsgroup, eh?
>
> ;-)/2
>
> OBTW - Mr. Voight is, unfortunately, far from unique in his occasional
> abruptness.  There are other abruptness stars of this forum.  Why pick
> on him?  Let's all get these I-beams out of our own eyes first, eh?
>
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> Joe Yao                         jsdy at cospo.osis.gov - Joseph S. D. Yao
> COSPO/OSIS Computer Support                                     EMT-B
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