I think the following..... 1. Everyone has an opinion. When the opinion is of a "personal", subjective nature and the object of the opinion disagrees then they have choices. Two possible choices are: either take it as a personal attack and fight back or ignore it. 2. This list, and every list I've ever been on, has its "moments". These "moments" can be protracted but are few and far between on this list, IMHO. So, if someone just happens to join the list during one of these moments, they may be turned off. I think that would be the exception and not the rule. Going back and looking at the archives would be one way to decide for oneself if this is true. 3. Guidelines are nice. Most of the time they are not needed and most of the time they are not read by new comers before posting. 4. The written language can be a tricky thing in which to impart emotion/intention. Aside from everyone clearly marking things "sarcasm, rant, etc." it is quite easy to take things the wrong way or to take a simple thing and blow it out of proportion. This makes #2 unavoidable, IMHO. This can be especially true when not everyone on this list has a common language/culture. 5. A currently congenial list is no guarantee that it will continue to be so. To illustrate... A poster that I consider "new" recently hijacked a thread and he was pointed to the guidelines in a manner I thought benign. Apparently, that isn't how he saw it and darned if he didn't respond in an "inappropriate" manner. 6. When #2 happens, the hardest thing is to "let it go" and contain the urge to "have the last word/post" and maybe the opinion that having the last word means everyone now agrees with you or that you are somehow "right". 7. Sometimes I wonder if providing answers to questions on this list is generally considered to be "contributing" to the Fedora Community. 8. Not pointing to this list, hosted by the "Fedora Project" with a description/reputation of being a "get help here" list would be slap in the face to the majority of people on this list. 9. I think everyone knows that nobody will like everybody the come in contact. And that not everyone that comes in contact will like them. And, that sometimes there seems no "good" reason why someone rubs one the wrong way. 10. I can't decide if I want the Lakers or the Celtics to take the NBA title.
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