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...Skeeve

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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Furnish, Trever G
> Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 3:51 AM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: New Mailing List for RHCEs
> 
> 
> I tend to think it's not a bad idea either.  I certainly dislike the
> 'elitist' aspects of it as much as anyone but I don't think that "con"
> necessarily overrides all possible "pros".  If the volume is 
> too high (and
> it frequently is, at least for me), then categories are just useful
> organization.  The comp.unix newsgroups have long had 
> comp.unix.wizards and
> comp.unix.newbies, as well as comp.unix.general and in 
> addition to all the
> other comp.unix newsgroups.  It seemed to work well...  I 
> don't think it has
> anything to do with "dumb" questions and "smart" questions - 
> it just let's
> things be more focused.
> 
> I missed the original post though (saw 400+ msgs, nuked them, 
> started from
> here :-) ) - was it proposing a RHCE ONLY list?  I suppose 
> redhat could run
> that and limit subscribers, making it an incentive to get 
> certified, but I
> think it would also work as a public group with lots of negative peer
> pressure resulting from "newbie" questions.  Have you ever 
> tried asking an
> obviously inexperienced question in comp.unix.wizards?  You 
> don't get far.
> But ask a hard one and you do.  Ask the easy one in another 
> group and you
> get a dozen answers.  Seems like a win-win scenario...
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Skeeve Stevens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 8:38 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: New Mailing List for RHCEs
> 
> 
> The assumption is that someone who managed to qualify as an RHCE
> wouldn't ask the the everyday newie question that fill this list.
> 
> Now this list is GREAT... I have told a dozen people to join who are
> learning linux...
> 
> But the sheer volume is HUGE... and tracking useful threads 
> is hard... 
> 
> I never said people were not dumb... and there are a hell of a lot of
> useful responses here, a lot by non-RHCE's....
> 
> The only reason the list was setup was to have a less volume, 'proven'
> higher level of skill than the norm.
> 
> 
> Please don't take offence.
> 
> I would prefer Redhat themselves setup a RHCE list...
> 
> ...Skeeve
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Mark C
> > Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 6:45 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: New Mailing List for RHCEs
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, 2002-07-26 at 17:25, Skeeve Stevens wrote:
> > > 
> > > Sick of dumb questions? Are you an guru who wants to talk to other
> > > gurus?
> > 
> > I know this will start a flame war, but where do you 
> actually come off
> > on deciding what is dumb and what is not dumb, just because 
> you happen
> > to have a RHCE?
> > 
> > If you are so elite, how come you are on this list? just here 
> > to snigger
> > at dumb questions not posted by so called guru's.
> > 
> > I wonder if people like Alan Cox, or Linux have RHCE's, I doubt it.
> > 
> > Just because people do not happen to have a RHCE, or some 
> > other form of
> > certificate does not make them *dumb* or less knowledgeable 
> > than people
> > like yourself.
> > 
> > 
> > Mark
> > 
> > -- 
> > ---
> > To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism;
> > to steal from many is research.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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