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Author: mike havens
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Subject: Re: Help or arrogance (Was: Re: How to overcome a boot-up endless loop?)
Yes.... I meant that PLUG is helpful.

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
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