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On Thu, May 25, 2006 at 02:11:09PM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> Language, please.  Warning #1.

Feel the power.

> >Cut people some slack for once - they're on the same side as you trying to
> >achieve the same goals.
> 
> What you apparently are failing to realize is that while people
> certainly have human foibles, there is no need to go out of your way
> expose them to a mailing list read by thousands of people.  It isn't
> necessary or interesting.

Yet it is also harmless and not really a bother. He's simply sharing an
occurence, which possibly othes might have had, as a means of identification
and tribal knowledge. Had he posted every single occurence of realizing
his own mistakes - it'd be another issue - which it hasn't been.

> (especially when you hadn't previously exposed your misconception) and
> you surely don't have to send *two* messages explaining your confusion
> when there really is nothing to be confused about.

Yet we have to tell the guy to get off the computer and imbue user-stupidity
instead? What purpose does that have? If the purpose is in alienating a fellow
cygwin user/hacker/future contributor/etc. - then good job.

-cl

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