[plug] Commercial Help in LUGs

[Peter J. Nicol]

>  But being rude
>  isn't one of the traits that makes for a good UG.

I agree, more or less.  Depends on the list.  It is certainly inappropriate on a
hobbyist (finally got the spelling right!) list.  I can understand why on the obsd
list they get angry.  It is a serious list, and they pride themselves on the
quality of their manuals.  Also, the policy is understood, ie, if you ask a silly
q, you will get flamed.

Here, I think it works fine.  This is probably the best list I have ever been on.
By and large no-one gets flamed, and the easiest way to police 'exploitation' (if
it even exists) is by keeping silent.