Re: showing a little compassion

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From: middletree (middletree_at_htomail.com)
Date: 04/12/04 

Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 11:08:31 -0500

I agree. What gets me the most is the ones who act as if they are bothered
that you posted a question. I mean, nobody is forcing you to read the
newgroups. Nobody is ringing your doorbell, send you mail, calling you, or
whatever. If it bothers you to answer simple questions, then don't look in
the newsgroup.

"Dan" <ddonahue@archermalmo.com> wrote in message
news:e2aPnGKIEHA.2164@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I recently received this response from someone on this forum.
>
> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1a99c01c41e65$d15e87e0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> > Oh - No! It's another one of those IDoits. I'm sure Joe
> > Celko will be along very soon to jump up on his soap box
> > and give you his bruntal diatribe on sequential numbering
> > and why you are such and IDoit for not using natural keys.
> > (Duck!!!)
> >
>
> I've noticed for some reason that this forum is the most abusive of any
> forum I've ever been on. There are a lot of knowledgeable people on this
> forum who give help and advice in a supportive and courteous way so I know
> that the few jerks are not indicative of the whole. But for some reason,
> some people on this forum have decided that it's fun to belittle, abuse or
> make fun of someone just because the person doesn't know something and
asks
> for help.
>
> I don't believe there is anything wrong with not knowing something. And
I'll
> bet that at some time in their life, whether in the area of computers or
> some other area of their life, the abusers have been in the same position
of
> not knowing something and having to ask for help. I wonder how they felt
or
> would feel if the person they're asking for help decided to take the
chance
> to belittle or abuse them?
>
> Dan D.
>
>

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