On Fri, 2006-09-08 at 01:06 -0400, Jack Gates wrote: > On Friday 08 September 2006 00:46, Craig White wrote: > > On Fri, 2006-09-08 at 12:37 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > > > Craig White wrote: > > > > On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 23:47 -0400, Jack Gates wrote: > > > >> On Thursday 07 September 2006 23:41, Craig White wrote: > > > >>> ---- > > > >>> inane windows type of problem resolution doesn't make sense > > > >>> on Linux or Linux applications. > > > >> > > > >> That was condescending and totally not necessary. > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > not at all > > > > > > > > condescending is telling you that you apparently couldn't see > > > > past that sentence to the one that followed which told you what > > > > to do. > > > > > > Whatever you want to call it...your statement should either not > > > have been made or should have been made in a way that the OP (any > > > OP) would not feel insulted. It matters not that you gave a > > > suggestion/solution. > > > > > > You could have said... "The type of problem resolution you've > > > described is Winblows based and not practiced in the Linux > > > world.". Or words to that effect, and then go on to give your > > > suggestion. > > > > > > It is called, "Being tactful". > > > > ---- > > There wasn't the slightest bit of intent to be condescending - that > > exercise was by the reader. Thanks for signing on to it. > > > > I can't always help that someone reads some intent into my post > > that wasn't there. > > You are very direct and very rude. If you truly want to help then > review what you are about to send and if it could be taken wrong > don't send it. You can help how people take what you write. Take > some advise and read some books that teach you how to be more polite > and tactful. You can catch more flies with honey than you can > vinegar. People don't care what you know until they know that you > care. Another way of saying it is filters can dump anything you send > in the trash and it won't get read at all. ----- Umm....our previous exchange went like this... > > condescending is telling you that you really need to learn to ask > > questions the smart way... > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > I have read that site and I do attempt to ask questions in a smart > way. Sometimes it is not possible especially if I don't understand > and sometimes reading the man pages leaves me more confused. ---- Now, IF you actually read the link about asking questions in a smart way, you would have known NOT to respond as you have above. You obviously need to re-read it. I am very direct and can be rude at times but I don't ever try to be rude. My point was very clear...inane Windows solution of uninstall/reinstall is rarely appropriate for troubleshooting Linux/Linux applications. I can tell that you are hypersensitive so I will pass on your questions in the future and allow others who are much more careful not to offer advice that could possibly be construed as condescending. In my view, it would be better to find the wisdom in advice that was given rather than seeking out how it **might** have been intended to insult. Those whose egos are so fragile that they must be carefully catered to don't interest me (excepting children which I am presuming that you are not). Filter me if you wish. Craig
