On 04Jan2008 11:26, Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | Leslie Satenstein wrote: | > I have been in IT for 40 years, and in that time I learned a lesson or two. | > | > a) Respect the other person. He is entitled to different ideas. | > | > b) I was once a beginner with lots to learn, and with only a fixed | > number of hours in the day. Respect me if you recognize the fact that I | > may not know all the answers. The same applies for your peers. | | What do you propose be done with people that claim they know *much* more | than they actually do? You could ignore them instead of flaming them. My delete-thread key gets regular use. I still need to duplicate GMail's mute-thread function... I skip: boring topics, known flamewars, and threads I know I'll just be inclined to flame on. Do not feed the trolls. -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ Men are four: He who knows and knows that he knows; he is wise, follow him. He who knows and knows not that he knows; he is asleep, wake him. He who knows not and knows that he knows not; he is ignorant, teach him. He who knows not and knows not that he knows not; he is a fool, spurn him!
