Ivor Jones said:
Barry Margolin wrote:
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When you answer questions like these in a technical newsgroup,
you're purporting to have some expertise on the subject. When it
comes out that you don't know a whole lot about the technology,
retorts like that are likely.
Why..?
Why is it necessary to be rude..? Would you call me an idiot to my face..?
Or is it only because you're hiding behind a keyboard..?
Because many people behave differently online than they do in person.
I'm not a psychologist (if you're really interested, read stuff by
people like Sherry Turkle), so I don't know *why*. It's simply a fact,
and if you don't learn to deal with it you'll be very frustrated in your
online experience.
Again, why..? Why is it seemingly not possible to have sensible discussion
on Usenet..? Why could someone not simply have explained what I did not
know, rather than calling me an idiot..?
I don't like a lot of things, being called an idiot simply for being
unaware of something is one, being told not to post is another.
You're not an idiot, just less experienced and naturally ignorant of
many details. There are plenty of us who know this stuff well, so
responses by people like you just add noise and confusion, making it
harder for the folks who are trying to find good answers.
