[TriLUG] Interesting issue

[Mark Freeze]

Thanks for the nomination Jon.  I'll gladly issue an RTFM to anyone
who asks things that I consider to be a dumb and obvious questions.
However, from some of my own posts you might see that I may be the one
asking the dumb and obvious question!  (I don't know if I have the
knowledge base that some of you do to know when a question is dumb and
when it is not.)

So, if I could be so bold as to change my title, I prefer:

Prince of the SBAA

My mission, which I would gladly accept, would be to interject my
tagline, "Stop Being An A####le." into conversations where one party
or another has gotten out of hand and is posting rude comments about
others lack of knowledge.

If that's acceptable, then I accept!

Regards,
Mark.


On 2/19/07, jonc at nc.rr.com <jonc at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> Good point!
>
> Mark, by the power invested in me (by your response!) I hereby dub thee:
>  Prince of the RTFM
>
> Your mission, should you incline to take it, is to remind folks who
> don't get any responses from the list that they should Read The Fine
> Manuals.
>
> Enjoy your new post and responsibilities :-)
>
> Jon
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark Freeze <mfreeze at gmail.com>
> Date: Saturday, February 17, 2007 5:33 pm
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Interesting issue
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list <trilug at trilug.org>
>
> > I'd much rather receive an "RTFM" response to a question rather
> > than silence.
> >
> > IMHO,the crickets gives the user two possible answers:
> >
> > 1. The problem is too simple for anyone to bother answering.
> > 2. The problem is too complex and no one knows the answer.
> >
> > But more importantly, it really says that no one in the LUG cares
> > enough to even say, "Wow this is a big problem." or "Wow, you're a
> > dumba@#"
> >
> > I know I've asked plenty of stupid questions in my time. And, I'm
> > really glad that people took the time to answer them. (Or at least
> > tell me where to look.)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Mark.
> >
> >
> > On 16 Feb 2007 15:30:26 -0500, jonc <jonc at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> > > The user didn't do a lot of troubleshooting (at least that was
> > relayed> in the message).  Most folks aren't going to simply jump
> > in and suggest
> > > things when the user gives the appearance of being too clueless to
> > > effect any of the suggestions... Unless the error is specific
> > enough or
> > > common enough to have a stock solution.
> > >
> > > The sounds of the crickets following that message tells you a great
> > > deal.
> > >  1) Its not a commonly found problem
> > >  2) If it's not a commonly found problem, then a default install
> > should> work just fine.  Where is your install distinct and
> > different?  What
> > > pieces did you touch?
> > >
> > > >From the general description it could be a lot of things. From
> > > overzealous security, to squirrelmail config problems. Without some
> > > basic troubleshooting on the front-end, you are not going to be
> > able to
> > > isolate and conquer the issue.
> > >
> > > Sometimes the nicest form of criticism an Open Source community
> > can give
> > > someone is silence.
> > >
> > > On Fri, 2007-02-16 at 14:20, Brian McCullough wrote:
> > > > A few days ago, I passed on a message from a friend, asking
> > about some
> > > > SquirrelMail issues.  I thought that we had some gurus in the
> > group,> > even on that subject, but haven't seen anything in reply
> > to that
> > > > message.  Is it just "impossible" or can anyone offer him any
> > > > suggestions?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Brian
> > >
> > > --
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