[ic] OT -- Manners - purpose of this list

[interchange-users@icdevgroup.org (AirDelights.com)]

geez...  someone forgot to take there pamprin today.  That is the most
hostile post I have ever seen in here. I think someone is just trying to
stir things up or start a flame war.

Can't we all just get along????

and...

The only thing you have to fear is fear itself.

that's my .02 worth


----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Trembath" <robert@ishoptech.com>
To: <interchange-users@icdevgroup.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 11:22 AM
Subject: RE: [ic] OT -- Manners - purpose of this list


> Well said!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: interchange-users-admin@icdevgroup.org
> [mailto:interchange-users-admin@icdevgroup.org] On Behalf Of Glenn
> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 6:46 PM
> To: interchange-users@icdevgroup.org
> Subject: Re: [ic] OT -- Manners - purpose of this list
>
>
> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 5:59 PM
> Subject: [ic] OT -- Manners - purpose of this list
>
>
> > I think some of you have forgotten the purpose of this list.  Or maybe
> > it's me that doesn't understand it.  I thought we were all here to
> help
> > each other by sharing experience.  Some of us are beginners, some have
> > been using minivend/exchange for a few years now, some are very
> > experienced.  It seems some of you have forgotten what it was like
> when
> > you were new to interchange or minivend and how it was like to be
> > somewhat or very confused.  Some of you seem to have forgotten what it
> > was like when you set out to design your first web page and were lucky
> > to get the formatting even half as good as you wanted it.
> >
> > I've noticed today, as well as a few times in the last few months
> where
> > someone posted a link to his site hoping for some constructive help
> and
> > instead was ripped apart.  One guy needed some help with something and
> > the advice given to him by someone on this list was to basically give
> up
> > all hope of ever being able to administer his own site and hire
> someone
> > to do the work for him.  That concept excludes any ideas of that
> person
> > ever learning anything if he just gives up before even starting.  And
> > maybe not everyone is in the financial position to pay for an outsider
> > to do their work.
> >
> > Today's insults were to a person who sells fun things and had a 'fun'
> > theme to his site. Some of you wanted to insult him on his choice of
> > themes because you didn't personally like the idea, maybe it wasn't
> > 'corporate' enough for you -- too darn bad -- for YOU. Maybe it was
> his
> > client's decision to make it that way, or maybe his, but at least he
> has
> > a plan and put it together.  How many of you who insulted this person
> > had totally perfect web sites when you first started?  How many of you
> > have had to put up a site based on the way your client wanted when you
> > thought it should be some other way?
> >
> > Feel free to flame me for posting this.  Insult my work while you're
> at
> > it, any low blow will do.  But if you choose to start such a war, be
> > prepared for a return volley, because that's how it goes in war, each
> > side has to try to hurt the other more than the last time.  And
> remember,
> > it was you who decided to wage such a war.
> >
> > --OR--
> >
> > How about us all working together to help each other do better with
> our
> > sites. Each of us who has something to contribute go back to doing so
> > for those who could really use the assistance.  Many of us here have
> > something to offer, be it minor or major, be it about interchange
> > directly, or about web site design in general, or about operating and
> > configuring a server, or maybe even business or legal advice.
> >
> > --
>
>
> Bravo. I'm new to this list and have been afraid to post a question out
> of
> fear of being slammed.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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