On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 11:30:29PM +0200, Francesco Ariis wrote: > On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 10:01:18PM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > Brian isn't always "kind". But he is very knowledgeable and a definite > > asset > > to the mailing list. Please don't tell him to go away. As you say in your > > advice to him, you can always ignore him if you don't like something he > > says. > > But the user who just subscribed to get some support *will* see the message. > > I am all for calling a spade a spade but in this case the question > is legitimate, correctly worded and politely asked: was there really > a need for a snarky reply?
perhaps advising posters who want help is to read: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html may be the answer. It certainly would save a lot of guessing. Even the subject is unhelpful. :( -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X
