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From: elein@pnn.UUCP (Elein Mustain)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: symbolic links are a botch
Message-ID: <139@pnn.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 24-Jun-87 17:20:27 EDT
Article-I.D.: pnn.139
Posted: Wed Jun 24 17:20:27 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 26-Jun-87 06:05:55 EDT
References: <2629@ulysses.homer.nj.att.com> <5962@brl-smoke.ARPA> <189@wrs.UUCP>
Organization: TelWatch, Oakland,CA
Lines: 56
Summary: about rude flames and manners

In article <189@wrs.UUCP>, geoff@wrs.UUCP (Geoff Espin) writes:
> In article <679@nu3b2.UUCP> you write:
> >
> >What is a "symbolic" link?
> >
> >Robert.
> 
> 

I had planned to save the net from this flame but you didn't include
your mail path.  Use the 'n' key if you don't want to hear about manners.

FLAME:
Geoff, people like you give wizards a bad name.  I have found this
group to be extremely polite and useful.  There will always be 
misdirected queries from people.  The most helpful way to redirect
them is to mail them an answer and suggest that they try the 
comp.unix.questions group.  

> 1) You posted to comp.unix.wizards which is supposedly for "advanced"
>    questions [1].  You should at least have had the sense that your
>    question was of a basic nature, i.e. maybe fit for comp.unix.questions.
>    You are "fairly well informed" about what? AIDS? Aren't we all by now?
> 
In this case, since the discussion was here, the question was not out
of order.  The analogy about AIDS is completely inappropriate.

> 2) The "man" command can be useful.  It's actually faster than sending
>    junk queries over the net -- though the output is rather predictable. :-(
>    Presuming that you're not on some relic UNIX system without symbolic
>    links, try:  man ln
> 
A gentle suggestion always works better.  Unless you are so insecure that
you must assert your shakey superiority.

> 3) Your spelling is atrocious, especially the following mapped files
>    discussion.  Please run your letters through "spell",
>    or better still "| head -0" :-)
I seem to remember a part in the net etiquette document (DID YOU EVER READ IT?)
about spelling flames.  I direct you to read the new user net documents.
Since you feel qualified to answer questions here I can't understand
why you missed it.  Or are procedures and proper posting only applicable to
people you think are neophytes. 

> [1] Here's to calling the kettle black, but I couldn't mail to nu3b2?
We could do without this ancient racist cliche.

> Geoff

Now back to our regularly scheduled group discussions.
--Elein 
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