On Mar 28, 2007, at 5:56 PM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:
Thanks for the help, Jason.
Although I have been an OS X admin for a year or so, this is the
first time I needed to deal with unfamiliar traffic from a retired
site. I will research the sites you offered up.
And as for Dan..not a problem. He knows his stuff and frankly, I
get some pleasure out of the responses. At the very least, Wrath
of Dan (WOD) forces me to do my homework before posting silly
questions.
There are a lot of people on this list who know their stuff, but
somehow don't manage to be the source of endless insult and
berating. I take no pleasure in seeing the arguments and bickering
that ensue because of his coarse attitude. It has been going on for
years now and there is simply no need for it. I personally don't
understand why he bothers to post on this list if his primary goal
seems to be to discourage anyone from asking a question that
doesn't fit HIS asinine requirements.
If it were my call he wouldn't be welcome here, regardless of his
knowledge. I don't think I'm alone in that sentiment.
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You might not be alone in that sentiment, but I'm pretty sure that
there are others that highly value Dan's knowledge, regardless of how
he phrases it - maybe that's me being stereotypically Australian, but
I appreciate people calling a spade a spade, rather than wasting time
trying to make people feel "less bad" after posting an asinine
question in the first place.
I stay on this list for *information*, not so I can feel all happy
with bunnies, fluffy puppies and fairies at the bottom of the garden.
And I agree with Jonathan that the prospect of Dan describing my
thinking as Woolly™ also encourages me to do my homework first -
generally considered Good Practice for people in this industry IMHO,
and certainly for those subscribing to any mailing list - including
this one.
Maybe time to grow a thicker skin and realise that responses like
Dan's - while blunt - are almost invariably useful? I'll take "blunt"
over "wrong" any day of the week.
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M.
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