Where is my 2G? - MC

[Scott Lockwood]

On Sat, 2007-04-14 at 03:04 +1000, ruscook wrote:
> So, because "smart" people  were rude to you when you were learning
> and ignorant it's ok to do that to others and the code of conduct is
> wrong??? Shall we all go back to 19th century behaviour then as well?
> If you don't like the questions, or the code of conduct  don't reply.
> There's no need to be rude.
> 
> Until Brian's recent long missive I didn't get what the problem was,
> let alone how your answers "helped" anyone other than spreading scorn
> around.  If someone has NO IT training/background, then they may take
> a while to understand certain concepts as they don't have enough
> referents to put things in context. That isn't stupidity only
> ignorance.

Try actually reading what I wrote, not the words you're trying to put in
my mouth. My response to him was not about his problem, it was about him
blaming the tools for his own ignorance. When he asked why that was
ignorant, I explained it to him. I also provided him some resources that
help people learn. He then reiterated that he thought it was a bug.
Sorry, that's BS. No matter how much we try to enforce being nice to
each other, some people will STILL be rude to YOU by wasting your time.
I don't appriciate my time being wasted, and I think that's true of just
about anyone. Note: I'm not saying that we should go back to, "Haha,STFU
N00bzor <KICKBAN>" type behavior - I'm saying that the code is useless
if only the 'old timers' follow it - noobs are still noobs. They will
still test your patience. They will still say really stupid things. That
will still, on occasion, boil your blood.

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Regards,
Scott Lockwood