List behavior (spinoff from Re: Xerox 820 system disks in Teledisk format?)

-------------Original Message: Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 13:37:14 -0400 From: Patrick Finnegan <pat at computer-refuge.org> Subject: Re: List behavior (spinoff from Re: Xerox 820 system disks in Teledisk format?) Wow, I wish I had as much time to waste complaining about pointless issues as you guys. Then I'd actually have time to work on my hobbies... Pat --------------Reply: LOL! Good one! Considering that *you*'re the one that wasted your time writing the original *complaint* that I replied to, why *don't* you in fact just work on your hobbies instead of wasting even more of your valuable time with rude and pointless notes like that one and blaming me/us for it? What *is* it about the suggestion that a little politeness and appreciation might be a good idea when asking for help that bothers you enough to take the time to object? I don't care if the OP is offended and leaves the list, or if his attitude causes some folks to make a mental note to not lift a finger to help him next time; that's his choice. The *point* is that enough criticism and lack of appreciation etc. might prompt folks like Dave to leave the list or stop sharing his contributions with us; that concerns me, even if OP doesn't care now that his problem has been solved. I know that Dave at least has already asked himself a few times why the hell he bothered, especially with IMD... m