I don't think he meant this recent post, but i have noticed in the past a mightier than thou attitude from people on the list, not always when I post, but when reading the posts Mac Manson - stabaho@hotmail.com - ICQ# 49355422 Tikkanen MUD (sdu.dynip.com 8000) - http://sdu.dynip.com "One day one of my little nephews came up to me and asked me if the equator was a real line that went around the Earth, or just an imaginary one. I had to laugh. Laugh and laugh. Because I didn't know, and I thought that maybe by laughing he would forget what he asked me." - Jack Handey --->-----Original Message----- --->From: Circle Discussion List [mailto:CIRCLE@post.queensu.ca]On --->Behalf Of --->Jon A. Nielsen --->Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 10:23 PM --->To: CIRCLE@post.queensu.ca --->Subject: Re: [CIRCLE] Thanks ---> ---> --->> I wish to thank everyone that has helped give advice, and am --->wondering --->> one last thing is there a list or a resource that I can go --->that when I --->preface --->> a question with [NEWBIE] that people understand that I am a --->newbie and --->> thus that's why what is easy for YOU is not necessarily easy --->for me to --->> figure out. I have noticed a trend lately where everyone is --->so quick to --->> point out that it's either in the FAQ, could have found the --->info if you --->did --->> this or that, when in fact they rather look down then help --->the person. I --->do --->> understand that not everything can be handed to you, and you --->should exert --->> an amount of effort before asking for help, but I feel that --->every time I --->ask --->> for help, that I am either going to get: No Response, a --->> response using a scathing tone, or a response telling you --->just look Here. ---> --->In all honesty, I thought I was being helpful; I didn't mean --->to have any --->scathing tone at all... I apologies if I came off that way. ---> --->___ --->Jon A. Nielsen --->Lazarus of Spear of Insanity MUD --->spear.kilnar.com:1066 --->http://spear.kilnar.com/ ---> ---> ---> +------------------------------------------------------------+ ---> | Ensure that you have read the CircleMUD Mailing List FAQ: | ---> | http://qsilver.queensu.ca/~fletchra/Circle/list-faq.html | ---> +------------------------------------------------------------+ ---> +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ensure that you have read the CircleMUD Mailing List FAQ: | | http://qsilver.queensu.ca/~fletchra/Circle/list-faq.html | +------------------------------------------------------------+
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