[Asterisk-Users] List tips for new subscribers

[teddy at netpolice.za.org]

Yair wrote:

> 1. there's a big difference between newbies asking specific question
> and the "i want asterisk to run my life, make me coffee, and solve my
> problems, does asterisk do that?" questions that are appearing lately.

 Who else is going to tell them that they need a wife? Do we have to be
rude about it?


> 2. many of the "list police" are active in the development process
> well, so your remarkably clever comments about the lack of help are
> uncalled for and untrue. People will help you, but they won't hold
> your hand. If you want your hand held, then hire a consultant.

Look, I appreciate your display of respect to the asterisk co-developers,
but the lack of respect shown to new members here is appalling. I'm active
on many lists, and this place is not the friendliest.


> 3. get a gmail account and your search issues on the mailing list are
> over. In addition, the remarkable new gmail system doesn't mangle your
> email with HTML tags, rendering them readable to all. how
> revolutionary. the downside is, no smileys. (oh the horror.).
>

So will you send me an invite? After I accepted it, please forward me the
mails I've missed up to today.  Maybe we can add a gmail invite donation
mechanism on the asterisk support page.


> 4.almost everyone here has been quite helpful. once or twice i didn't
> follow netiquette (posted once without a subject by mistake) and quite
> rightly got called for it. If your ego is so fragile a dressing-down
> on a email list from people you don't know bothers you, you have
> issues.

When was that, back in 2001? Yes, I do have issues. I think this list
should split into something like  Asterisk-oldschool-elite, and
Asterisk-users-friendly

> And specifically in this case, recyclying a subject line that
> has nothing to do with your email is just lazy and screws up threads.

Oh beg I your pardon, but I didn't have access to previous messages to
spot that this subject was already taken. Is it so impossible to believe
that I typed that subject myself?






Regards

Teddy