Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier wrote: > On Thu, 12 Apr 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > On Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 11:34:04AM -0500, John Hasler wrote: > > > Tom writes: > > > > ...bad name...arrogant...self-important...blowhard... > > > > ...being an ass...bloated sense of importance...an ass... > > > > ...a lousy personality... > > > > ... > > > > Now, execute those four simple keystrokes and add me to your killfile. > > > > > > Ok. >plonk< > > > > Ok, so let me get this straight. Calling people "dumb lazy idiots" for > > wanting decent documentation is OK, but calling people on being arrogant is > > not. Makes sense to me... Thanks for helping to prove my point regarding > > why the stereotype of the stuck-up Linux user persists. > > So...arrogant newbie whiners should be tolerated? > > Let's face it, the thing that pissed most people off about the user > who stared this thread wasn't that he mentioned that Linux documentation > needs help for new users - I think we'd all agree that's true to > some extent. (We'd quibble on the degree, but no one here is arguing > it's perfect.)
I think the reason a lot of newbies start ranting on the list is because they come over from M$ where bitching about software is the only thing you can do (and you usually get a sympathetic ear). The idea of an OS of the people by the people for the people is a totally froeign concept to most people. In my experience you get people to quit bitching faster by sympathizing (I bet there's not a single person who didn't get bullsh*t the first time they did an install) and then assuring that the installation process is a good learning experience. If you just pluk 'em right off the bat that's one less convert in the world. later, dixon
