On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 1:52 PM, AlanJ <wineforum-user@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Trouble is if you split the list into newbies and non-newbies the people the > other Alan despises so much won't think of themselves as newbies. Oh, I don't know... I bet people who are new to Wine might well self-select into a newbies group. > As a relative newbie myself I find it hard to swallow some of the near-elitist attitude > shown by some experts, calling someone who isn't as experienced as you a noob > is just plain insulting. Yes. Do you think the name wine-newbies is a bad idea? I had thought it was ok, people who are new do tend to think of themselves as newbies for a while, don't they? > How you deal with the people who don't read the FAQs, check the AppDB, etc and can't post a thought out question is the miilion dollar question that every help/support person would love to know the answer to. If you feel the need to insult them what does that say about you.Yes I know sometimes it is hard not to insult but this is the internet you can choose not to answer them. Amen. - Dan
