Lorenzo Taylor wrote:
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Benjamin Sher's comments on Re: Ubunto vs. Debian were as follows:
# > Please use the same thread. Please do not open different threads for the
# > same topic that is still active. Your reply could as well go into the
# > thread titled "Debian or Ubuntu Dilemma".
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# Dear raju:
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# My apologies. I didn't have a copy of the letter so I tried to recreate the
# heading.
<RANT>
It's nig-picking like this that makes some people not want to use mailing lists.
I should have treated such portions of this thread as spam and just deleted
them, but I had to say something. Not a day goes by that I don't see some
loud-mouth criticizing someone for top-posting, starting a thread on a previous
topic (when a previous post is required to continue the same thread and they
don't have one) and other very trivial matters that have no place adding to my
piling up inbox.
Ok sorry man. From now on all replies to your posts from me will appear
in separate threads and I will make sure that I will top post to your
questions/replies :-) Just kidding. I understand your point. But for
maximum help from other volunteers it is useful if other people follow
certain general guidelines.
I posted that reply only after seeing repeated pattern from Benjamin
Sher. He seem to be opening a thread just to say that the problem is
solved or to say thanks. Sometimes, being new to debian-user, people
dont know what is right/wrong/uncomfortable/appreciated/frowned upon etc.,
For example, I never read/post a reply to top posted thread since it is
too hard to follow and I can spend my free time reading some other thread.
I consider it my obligation to inform them at least once. If they dont
follow the instructions, then I say "welcome to my killfile". Now who is
loosing at the end? The newbie or me? Definitely not me. If you still
think that is nitpicking - you can as well killfile me. I dont mind.
raju
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Kamaraju S Kusumanchi
Graduate Student, MAE
Cornell University
http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/
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