RE: Too many answer to simple questions

As far as I'm concerned Eric and anybody else on this list can say whatever 
they darn well please. I've posted an irrelevant item or two. In fact, I prefer 
it a little rowdy and unorganized. The point is there is a discrepancy here. 
Newbies are castigated for not following the list guidelines by old-timers who 
ignore the guidelines themselves. Are the rules for everybody or not? 
Personally, I like this list just the way it is (or was before this topic 
arose) and I hope we can drop this topic and get on with other matters. 

David Murphy
Information Services
Oregon State Scholarship Commission
1500 Valley River Drive
Eugene, OR 97401
(541) 687-7433


-----Original Message-----
From:   owner-midrange-l@midrange.com  On Behalf Of Kathleen Kostuck
Sent:   Thursday, January 14, 1999 7:09 AM
To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject:        Re: Too many answer to simple questions

Maybe that's because Eric has contributed so many 'relevant' posts. 
Besides, I like his sense of humor. Maybe our list owner does too. :^)

Kathleen Kostuck
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AS/400 Solutions
Secretary - Wisconsin Midrange Computer Professionals Association   
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> From: David Murphy <murphy_d@OSCAR.OSSC.STATE.OR.US>
> To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: Too many answer to simple questions
> Date: Wednesday, January 13, 1999 12:17 PM
> 
> It's a curious thing: let one new, inexperienced AS400 user ask a very
basic question and there is a huge hue and cry to "RTFM!" and reams of
discussion and opinion about too many responses clogging our bandwidth and
wasting our time, but let a list member of long-standing post something
completely irrelevant and there's not a peep, particularly not from the
list owner. Very curious.
> 
> (Nothing personal, Eric).
> 
> David Murphy
> Information Services
> Oregon State Scholarship Commission
> 1500 Valley River Drive
> Eugene, OR 97401
> (541) 687-7433
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com  On Behalf Of Eric DeLong
> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 1999 7:39 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re[2]: AS/400 news on ZDNET
> 
> 
>      "Trouble with Nibbles"
>      
>      Scene opens: Our heroes, Cap'n Lou and his trusty sidekick Mr. 
>      Soltis viewing something strange.
>      
>      Cap'n Lou:     What the heck is that?
>      
>      Mr.Soltis:     It appears to be a 'nibble', and there appears to be 
>      more of them leaking from that machine.
>      
>      Cap'n Lou:     I recognise that machine. It's an NT server 
>      installed here by the nefarious BG. No one knows what these things 
>      are for, but they seem to be throwing the galaxy into terror and 
>      mayhem. Wherever they're located, computers just start rebooting 
>      for no reason..... (reaching out for a group of nibbles)
>      
>      Mr.Soltis:     Careful Cap'n, a single nibble by itself is 
>      relatively harmless, but get two of them together, and they'll 
>      byte. I've heard it can be quite uncomfortable. 
>      
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