[plug] [OT] Rant: plug at plug postings

[Shayne O'Neill]

I agree! Allowing people to post questions from work would mean that we
would be helping newbies!

Heavens forbid! One would end up thinking that linux ISNT a boys club for
arrogent geeks who couldnt give a hoot what those pesky
newbies-in-distress think.

*shudder*

On Thu, 13 Mar 2003, James Devenish wrote:

> First-up: I'm not a PLUG member, I don't particularly like Linux, I only
> use Linux machines 5% of the day, and this e-mail is just a whinge.
>
> I wanted to contrast the courteous OOo/ODBC/SQL post of Sol's with
> certain other posts that have appeared on this list of that last few
> months that I've been here.
>
> On Thursday 20 February 2003 10:55 am, LinuxGuru wrote:
> > I have noticed that people on this list often post
> > help for their commercial enterprise and I was wondering if this is
> > standard practice on this list. Other lists I am on can get quite
> > indignant at some questions whilst on this list, nobody says anything
> > and sometimes even helps!
>
> Now, I don't think there's anything wrong with the behaviour described
> in that question. Gosh, I don't even mind off-topic posts. BUT, some of
> the questions on this list seem to push the line. I mean, the behaviour
> of two particular people feels (to me) like this:
>
>  - They sit at work, reading the documentation for some software that
>    they currently use or that they have been alerted to.
>  - Upon finding their needs clearly documented, they then post a message
>    to this list (from their work mail addresses) asking a question whose
>    most likely answer is a reference back to that exact documentation
>    and product.
>  - We fall for it, hook, line, and sinker.
>
> It's basically "trolling".
>
> Now, I'm certain that this is NOT what really happens. But someone
> reading the list archives in six months' time could be forgiven for
> wondering.
>
> I'm not trying to be a troll, I just want to "vent".
>
> PS. Please imagine that I have inserted all necessary disclaimers at the
> end of this e-mail. Thanks.
>
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