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Tracy,

To add to what Hans, and others have said...

I won't try to tell you that you shouldn't or didn't feel the way you did,
or that we're not rude sometimes -   we are ;)  I've been doing this for 20
years, and I still get flamed on occasion.

but, behind the sometimes rude behaviour IS a message, and a ton of great
technical info.   and if you look around usenet or other message boards and
lists groups, the folks here are MUCH less apt to flame than the average.

it's kinda like being coached by Bobby Knight.  Flames sometimes happen
because we DO care deeply, if we didn't, we would just ignore you.  ;)

Rick

---- Original Message------
Tracy Ball wrote:
> I am sure Scott's information is valuable, and to the point.  However,
you
> guys are missing the bigger picture, and that is being helpful to the
> community as a whole, ESPECIALLY to those who ask simple questions.
Point
> is, if we don't know an answer, then our question is always a simple
> question to someone else with more experience!  I felt "flamed" by
Scott's
> response, and I am a newbie to the forum, but hardly a newbie to the
> programming community.  There is always a way to be direct, without
> offending in the same manner.  And if you can't do that, then it isn't
> helpful, in any format.

Tracy: Those of use who've been reading on-line discussions for
years and years have learned not to take on-line discussions too
seriously or too personally. It's best to concentrate on the
technical content of the discussion and not the style.

Cheers! Hans




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