[OT] Re: On why you should volunteer my way(?)

[Zenaan Harkness]

On 3/11/14, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf at alice-dsl.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 2014-03-11 at 14:56 +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
>> On 3/11/14, Bob Bernstein <poobah at ruptured-duck.com> wrote:
>> >>>>> I've been using the phonetic abbreviation "nub" for
>> >>>>> over 15 years....
>>
>> > I know we have an OT list, but how about an
>> > EGO-COMPLETELY-OUT-OF-CONTROL list?
>> > Never mind that, how about
>> > MEETS-DSM-CRITERIA-FOR-SEVERAL-MENTAL-DISORDERS?
>>
>> MEETS-DSM...-DISORDERS LIST!!! YOU left off the word LIST!
>>
>> I mean, spelling errors are one thing, but this is ATROCIOUS!
>> Grammatical shortcomings WILL NOT be tolerated!
>
> But I explicitly refer to "DSM-CRITERIA". The Debian user list is for
> black and white, atheists, Christs, Moslems, gay, heterosexual

I think you left out some others..


> etc. and
> also for people who fit to something written in the DSM-5 or ICD-10.

Fit, as in, like a bullet?


> Maybe Stan's wording was bad, maybe it wasn't bad.

Believe me, it was absolutely intoloerable! And I, for one, shall not
tolerate such sloppy ness!

> It just was one post among others, no big deal.

Oh. Perhaps we are talking about a different post :)

I say the "don your flame suits guys!" followed by 'letting it rip'
email was about as good as they come! The more the better. A little
tough love is a good thing, as you know well Ralph :)


> This one mail became a discussion with
> arguments like, "mails as Stan's make people staying away from Linux,
> they will use Apple and Microsoft" and "Stan has got a mental disorder".

Yes. This is true. The discussion degenerated somewhat into
unfortunately somewhat common territory.

I just renewed my subscription to debian-user though ... so I shall
continue to listen and participate where I can :)


> Assumed the OP should feel offended by Stan's mail, the OP simply could
> delete the mail.

Of course. Again, rehashing the territory.


> If somebody with a Tourette's syndrome cross your path, would you feel
> offended, if this person would "swear" or would you simply ignore it?

Or come up with something petty and speak really strongly about it, as
though it's the worst thing in the world? What do you think :)

I think you might have missed the sarcasm in my words above... I guess
comedy just doesn't come across so well in email ... so we have to
dissect it instead.

I was not actually trying to comment on Stan's email - I personally
think it was Most Excellent (C) (R) (TM) - but rather the responses to
it.

Regards
Zenaan