[OT] was (Re: Memtest choice on dual boot)

[Thorny]

>  Thorny and the rest of this most helpful group. May I digress for a bit
>  and
> comment on the mentoring aspect of your mindsets or perspectives. I am
> asking questions that I was too embarrassed to ask before and maybe
> thats dumb.

Yes Allen, please don't be embarrassed to ask questions, none of us knows
things until we learn them.

Sometimes, there are people who, on lists, and, in forums, serve their own
ego by trying to make someone who is currently ignorant of a topic feel
diminished. The Internet is a microcosm of life in general and is
populated with all the same "types". I know from your age that you
have considerable life experience and will understand what I mean. Serve
yourself, ask questions and ignore what isn't helpful or productive for
you and, as far as possible, don't let their actions poison your life. At
the same time, always consider if they have a point about anything you are
doing but just may not be able to express it in a manner that is easy on
you.

For example:

I could say to you, "don't post in HTML, idiot".

On the other hand, I might choose to say it, "please post in text only to
this list as per the Mailing List Etiquette on this page".
http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/mailinglists/etiquette
You can configure your mail client to use text only.

One of those ways has, in my opinion, a better chance to get the point
across productively, however, both make the point and either might work. I
have seen both work, though, I think, for different individuals.


> Best way describe it is you all made me comfortable enough to ask and
> broaden my learning curve so thanks.

Good for you, you made the choice, we are only accountable for creating
an atmosphere where you can be comfortable.

> The downside is you may have opened an information flood gate

Perhaps, yet we always have the option to not answer questions. :-)