Help or arrogance (Was: Re: How to overcome a boot-up endless loop?)

[Alan Dayley]

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<eric.cope at gmail.com> 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 <lisakachold at obnosis.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Alan Dayley<alandd at consultpros.com>
>> wrote:
>> > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 3:56 PM, mike havens<bmike1 at gmail.com> 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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