From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 11 01:38:41 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0EDF01065703 for ; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:38:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from steve@ibctech.ca) Received: from ibctech.ca (v6.ibctech.ca [IPv6:2607:f118::b6]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C77368FC19 for ; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:38:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from steve@ibctech.ca) Received: (qmail 5912 invoked by uid 89); 11 Feb 2009 01:39:26 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?IPv6:2607:f118::5?) (steve@ibctech.ca@2607:f118::5) by v6.ibctech.ca with ESMTPA; 11 Feb 2009 01:39:26 -0000 Message-ID: <49922C12.2010201@ibctech.ca> Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:38:26 -0500 From: Steve Bertrand User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Chris Knight References: <1115427411@web.de> <20090210233640.GA70071@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <20090211004106.GA70295@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Jerry McAllister , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: please remove all search results with name Constantin Stalzer X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:38:41 -0000 Chris Knight wrote: > On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 4:41 PM, Jerry McAllister wrote: >> To make fun of someone's ignorance is not humorous. >> It is offensive and small. > > We are going to have to agree to disagree. I read in a posting recently by a very, very prominent and respected member of the Internet community that agreeing to disagree is very disrespectful. In other words, you are accepting the fact that someone is wrong without finding a solution. Jerry made a very valid point. Jerry has made countless hundreds of posts to this list, many of which are directed at helping the newcomer settle in. _Any_ poking fun at someone whatsoever is unacceptable, and that is non-disputable. > It is my opinion that to > make fun of someone's _stupidity_ is offensive. Stupidity, like the > lack of a sense of humor, is a disability that can not be cured. > Ignorance, which is easily cured, is something that we all suffer from > time to time and is therefore a more universal point of humor. It is not a point of humour to those who do not know any better. A softer, more gentle approach would be appropriate here. Even if *you* think it is humorous, have you ever known anyone, or had any children with any sort of anxiety issues? I'm sure you haven't, or you wouldn't be arguing with Mr. McAllister, and you surely wouldn't be defending your post. Perhaps by "have to agree to disagree" means that you will rephrase a response to the OP directly that explains the 'hows' and 'whys' of the non-feasibility of the request... Cheers, Steve