I don't think he meant this recent post, but i have noticed in the past a
mightier than thou attitude from people on the list, not always when I
post, but when reading the posts
Mac Manson - stabaho@hotmail.com - ICQ# 49355422
Tikkanen MUD (sdu.dynip.com 8000) - http://sdu.dynip.com
"One day one of my little nephews came up to me and asked me if the equator
was a real line that went around the Earth, or just an imaginary one. I had
to laugh. Laugh and laugh. Because I didn't know, and I thought that maybe
by
laughing he would forget what he asked me."
- Jack Handey
--->-----Original Message-----
--->From: Circle Discussion List [mailto:CIRCLE@post.queensu.ca]On
--->Behalf Of
--->Jon A. Nielsen
--->Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 10:23 PM
--->To: CIRCLE@post.queensu.ca
--->Subject: Re: [CIRCLE] Thanks
--->
--->
--->> I wish to thank everyone that has helped give advice, and am
--->wondering
--->> one last thing is there a list or a resource that I can go
--->that when I
--->preface
--->> a question with [NEWBIE] that people understand that I am a
--->newbie and
--->> thus that's why what is easy for YOU is not necessarily easy
--->for me to
--->> figure out. I have noticed a trend lately where everyone is
--->so quick to
--->> point out that it's either in the FAQ, could have found the
--->info if you
--->did
--->> this or that, when in fact they rather look down then help
--->the person. I
--->do
--->> understand that not everything can be handed to you, and you
--->should exert
--->> an amount of effort before asking for help, but I feel that
--->every time I
--->ask
--->> for help, that I am either going to get: No Response, a
--->> response using a scathing tone, or a response telling you
--->just look Here.
--->
--->In all honesty, I thought I was being helpful; I didn't mean
--->to have any
--->scathing tone at all... I apologies if I came off that way.
--->
--->___
--->Jon A. Nielsen
--->Lazarus of Spear of Insanity MUD
--->spear.kilnar.com:1066
--->http://spear.kilnar.com/
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