From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 32241 invoked by alias); 22 Jul 2002 02:06:34 -0000 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Received: (qmail 32233 invoked from network); 22 Jul 2002 02:06:34 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO badboy.idk-enterprises.com) (206.161.136.70) by sources.redhat.com with SMTP; 22 Jul 2002 02:06:34 -0000 Received: from alex.idk-enterprises.com (jim@alex.idk-enterprises.com [65.86.56.170]) by badboy.idk-enterprises.com (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id g6M29bfS018910 for ; Sun, 21 Jul 2002 22:09:37 -0400 Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 21:30:00 -0000 From: Jim Balcom To: Subject: Re: FYI: HTML targets in "Smart Questions" In-Reply-To: <20020721184520.A28726@ns.helixdigital.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-SW-Source: 2002-07/txt/msg01665.txt.bz2 On Sun, 21 Jul 2002, Dario Alcocer wrote: DA>>The idea is not split the list, but for initial posters (from what DA>>I've seen on this list, most first-time posters qualify as newbies) DA>>to get a quick lesson in posting meaningful questions *before* they DA>>get to post (only for the first post.) That's why I suggested the DA>>poster, before they're allowed to post for the first time, get an DA>>e-mail asking them (in a cordial tone, obviously) that they *please* DA>>read the ESR essay *first*[1]. I find your assumption that all first time posters are newbies and need to be trained offensive. The fact that newbies questions get ignored is upsetting. Nicholas W?'s attitude is horrible! I've learned that this is not a package that I need to waste any more time on. I've heard that it is great. But, like OS/2, it won't install and no help is available for simple problems. -= Jim =- .-. /v\ // \\ /( )\ ^^ - ^^ > Phear the Penguin < L I N U X ---------------------------------------------------------------- Jim's Linux-Operated Underground Bomb Shelter Tagline for Sunday, July 21, 2002 at 21:55 PM: I love BBSing: All the social dynamics of kindergarten! ---------------------------------------------------------------- This Linux System has been up 289 hours My web page: http://www.idk-enterprises.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/