Re: Problems, misquotes, and other folly....

[Richard Harrison <richard_harrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I point out that we have several "grades" of members on this list.  We have
the folks who know us only from the list, those who have attended the
occasional meeting, and those who are well-acquainted by virtue of frequent,
regular attendance at meetings.  Some of these latter even work in close
proximity.  In the case of Bob and Chris, both work at the same company in
K'zoo.  Regardless of whether we feel that their tomfoolery was a waste of our
mailing-list resources, it was tomfoolery only.  I hope that everyone who's
been with us a while recognizes that we don't snipe meanly at the ignorant
(Bob's about as unignorant as it gets about more stuff than most people you'll
ever met - Chris knows this) - the ignorant we help generously and
sympathetically.  It's unfortunate, if this sort of silliness yanks somebody
too hard.  I'd like to think that we might take somewhat greater care in the
future to tease one another privately rather than by way of the mailing list,
but it's hard to say whether that hope is motivated by the desire to avoid a
repeat of the "Tom Ross Case" or merely parsimony about bandwidth, my time,
etc.

Richard Harrison


Robert G. Brown wrote:

> Tom Ross <TRoss@ccnusa.com> wrote:
> >unsubscribe
> >You guys are funny!  Man I hope I never have a problem in front of you!
>
> Tom, I take it from the first line of your message that you wish to leave
> us. If so, you may always go to http://klug.armintl.com/listserv and
> do so. Regarding the problems solved on this mailing list, I record over
> a thousand questions asked AND answered to-date, almost without fail hav-
> ing a successful outcome. We're very pleased with that, and with support
> we give to local Linux users. I'll agree that today there's been a wee bit
> of horsing around, and if that has upset you, that's a pity, but it does
> happen.
>
> I feel this is a great place to share problems, and get the RIGHT answers,
> and maybe get a few chuckles, from time to time...
>
>                                                         Regards,
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