Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!pacbell!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!UOTTAWA.BITNET!451061 From: 451061@UOTTAWA.BITNET (Valentin Pepelea) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: attitude Message-ID: <8908072220.AA14963@jade.berkeley.edu> Date: 7 Aug 89 22:12:16 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Lines: 29 Jim Pritchett writes in Message-ID: <1381.AA1381@caleb> > Another thing that I've noticed lately is a steep decline in the general > helpfulness of the "experts" out there in net.land. Back in the early Amiga > days (I bought my A1000 in December, 1985.), the people on USENET and other > networks were VERY helpful. Even stupid new user questions were answered > quickly and politely. More recently, as net volume has increased, I've > noticed that answers become fewer. Also, and possibly more importantly, > sever al of the net.experts have become so impressed with their own > importance and ability that they sometimes decide to flame first and "take > no prisoners." I disagree with this. The way in which novice questions are answered is probably different. I for one still answer such questions through e-mail about twice a week. I sure a lot of people on the net could testify about that. Another thing to notice is that the net.experts' flames are in reply to comments and opinions, not to questions. "I don't use ARP cause it ain't official." (Aarrgghh) Yet another point is that in 1985 this was the only forum where you could get info, while today beginner's questions can be answered on any local BBS. Valentin _________________________________________________________________________ The godess of democracy? "The Name: Valentin Pepelea tyrants may destroy a statue, Phonet: (613) 231-7476 but they cannot kill a god." Bitnet: 451061@Uottawa.bitnet Usenet: Use cunyvm.cuny.edu gate - Confucius Planet: 451061@acadvm1.UOttawa.CA