good! Now that it is settled.... back to the original question On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Alan Dayley wrote: > A most excellent point, Eric! > > I apologize, Mike, if I misinterpreted your statement. > > I would agree that people on the whole are snippy, if for no other > reason than they have things to do. PLUG is different, the anomaly, > based on that premise. > > Alan > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Eric Cope wrote: > > I thought that is what Mike was saying. The world is snippy. Plug is the > > anomaly - the anomaly being helpful folks. > > Perhaps Mike should clarify before this flame war burns down the > internet. > > Did we ever figure out the boot problem? > > Eric > > > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Lisa Kachold > > wrote: > >> > >> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Alan Dayley > >> wrote: > >> > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 3:56 PM, mike havens wrote: > >> >> I think PLUG is an anomaly. It seems most people display snippety > >> >> arrogance > >> >> rather than help. > >> > >> Context is lost in email; often the process of tracking through > >> incorrect assumptions via limited information provided in PLUG list > >> email requires communication skills that might seem arrogant and > >> short, however everyone happily jumps into help, even competing to get > >> the best answer first. While some lack a certain touchy feely > >> humanity, others can be petty, and still others downright blunt, but > >> everyone accepts human limitations and enjoys the association found > >> via PLUG interactions with even the most beginner of Nixites. > >> > >> So, Mike, I have to disagree here also; siding the Alan's appraisal. > >> > >> > I strongly disagree. My experience with PLUG since spring 2000 is > >> > that it is one of the most helpful and well behaved groups I have ever > >> > associated with. > >> > > >> > YMMV. > >> > > >> > Alan > >> > --------------------------------------------------- > >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> http://linuxgazette.net/165/kachold.html > >> (623)239-3392 > >> (503)754-4452 www.obnosis.com > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > -- > > Eric Cope > > http://cope-et-al.com > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: