On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Sharpe, Sam J <sam.sharpe+lists.redhat@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 2009/9/13 Peter l Jakobi <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >> 2. Wasting someones time with excess quoting and flaming in >> mailinglists is a good way to ensure that he'll loose his enthusiasm. > <.....> > > I have a bigger problem with people making initial posts full or > unnecessary verbiage and no concrete information. +1 There are busy days when one may quickly browse through the list, pick a post with the intention to help and then find out that is hard to make sense of it. It's a good thing --as the list motto goes-- to "assist, encourage and advice" posters to make better use of this resource. On the other hand, insulting others leads to nowhere... but it does get people's attention as this thread shows it. ~af -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines