UNSUBSCRIBE YOURSELF, was [CLUE-Tech] Please Unsubscribe

[Joe Linux]

You got that right, the worst thing about Linux is the attitudes of some 
of the people who use it.

Chris Yoerg wrote:

> I'm sorry to have caused such a problem.
>
> Most mailing lists show links at the bottom of the page, with obvious 
> notes like "to unsubscribe from this list, go to this link".  Had that 
> been the case I would and could have done it myself (which I did 
> thanks to the suggestion from Jef)
>
> Unfortunately your cryptic link offered no such suggestion, hence my 
> request.  Maybe your mail notes on the bottom of each e-mail could use 
> some work..
>
> I orginally joined the list to learn a few things about linux, to 
> further myself.
>
> What I learned is that there are assholes out there that are 
> intolerant of people that want to learn, who have time to burn people 
> such as myself.
>
> I wish you all the best of luck in trying to work with other people.
>
> Chris Yoerg
>
> Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 2003-06-10 at 08:19, Kirk Rafferty wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> I've always found it the most helpful for a list admin to just 
>>> unsubscribe
>>> the person and be done with it.  It lets the user move on to other 
>>> things,
>>> it lets the list move on to more on-topic subjects, and it has the 
>>> benefit
>>> of keeping a neutral image of the list.  I.e., person decides to 
>>> check out
>>> Linux, and subscribes to a list.  Decides Linux is "too hard" or 
>>> whatever.
>>> Wants to unsubscribe, gets yelled at.  Outcome: Not only is Linux 
>>> too hard,
>>> but the community are jerks.
>>>   
>>
>>
>> What, because it's a Linux list we have to bend over backwards for
>> people who are too damn lazy to follow instructions? It's one thing if
>> he'd tried to unsubscribe and there was an error -- but just being too
>> damn lazy?
>> I've got news for you, very few mailing lists are tolerant of this kind
>> of crap. This is netiquette 101 -- if you opt-in to a mailing list, you
>> take the responsibility to opt back out. If you can't be bothered, maybe
>> you don't belong online.
>>  
>>
>>> It doesn't matter that this is an inaccurate perception.  One person,
>>> however misinformed, can spread a lot of negativity if that was their
>>> perceived experience.
>>>
>>> If the person is a hobbyist, it may not make a difference.  But what if
>>> it's a CIO (or future CIO) or high-level purchasing-decision type?  
>>> We all
>>> know that technical merit is only one piece of the puzzle.  It's 
>>> entirely
>>> possible to torpedo a huge Linux install project through a few 
>>> unfortunate
>>> words.
>>>   
>>
>>
>> If this is a CIO, they'd go with Windows because Linux would seem too
>> hard anyway...if they can't handle a simple Webpage to unsubscribe from
>> a mailing list, they're not a prime candidate for Linux either.
>> Zonker
>>  
>>
>
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