Re: Why don't we have a charter (was: New Oracle monitoring tool ...)

wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au (Noons) wrote in message news:<73e20c6c.0311121756.2a6b643f_at_posting.google.com>...
> joel-garry_at_home.com (Joel Garry) wrote in message news:<91884734.0311121105.424e8431_at_posting.google.com>...

>
> Akshally, that sounds good. Or even simply README. But in keeping
> with the tradition of the Usenet I reckon it must be called FAQ.
>
> > way? I have a feeling there are a number of people who've briefly
> > lurked here and could have been good contributors, but have gone away
> > after seeing meanness, and others who likewise could have been good
> > contributors but were flamed off early. You have to put yourself in
> > the shoes of the newbie.
>
> Well, my feeling is that most newbies here don't really fall into that
> category. What we have is the modern attitude that something can be
> gotten for nothing: newbies come here and expect immediate reply
> to what in many cases are silly questions that could be answered with
> a 30 second read of an on-line manual. And they get their noses out
> of joint if Sy or Daniel give them what they deserve: a whack across
> the ears.
>
> The funny thing is that these same newbies (and I've seen a few concrete
> examples) then go to one of the private lists or metaclick forums
> and behave in a reasonable manner. Ie, they don't give a hoot about their
> approach to Usenet because they're used to an environment where Usenet
> is just something that can be used and abused without major consequence.

Without major consequence? More like, it's _fun_ to abuse!

>
> I don't think publishing a FAQ here is gonna change that attitude
> one bit. But hey, it's just my feeling. If anyone is game enough
> to host one, it's fine with me.
>
> > You know, if you get thrown in jail for driving a 914-6 130 in a 70
> > zone, you might think "well that's a fair cop." But how would you
> > feel if there were no posted speed limits on the Autobahn?
>
> A "fair cop" sends me to jail for driving a 914-6 the way it
> was designed to be driven? :D

http://www.brumosporsche.com/racing/914.html Oh yeah!

jg

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