Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 01:49:12 +1100 (EST) From: Jim Mock <jim@corp.au.triax.com> To: "Oben O. Candemir" <dunya@one.net.au> Cc: Dan Langille <junkmale@xtra.co.nz>, Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl>, Poseiden <dchapman@houabg.com>, Mourad de Riche <omnibus@image.dk>, iostreamH <fireman@shaw.wave.ca>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FW: RE: FreeBSD IRC channels and ??quality?? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901200145520.229-100000@corp.au.triax.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901192354290.778-100000@fireball.2000.com.au>
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On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, Oben O. Candemir wrote: > On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, Dan Langille wrote: > > > If you were kicked off for no good reason, see if you can get > > back on. But it depends what you said and to whom. grin > > > > > > Hi Dan, > > Can I begin by complementing you on the Diary site. I got and > installed sendmail 8.9.2 after reading the latter portions of your > experiences. > > Now... I'll assure anyone that the last time I was on the > channel(probably earlier this month) I wasn't kicked but a newbie > who just wanted to ask a couple of questions on whether Windows 98 > and FreeBSD will coexist were abused and kicked after (I believe) a > /msg to someone on the channel. > Yeah.. that stuff ain't right no matter how ya look at it. One of the main reasons I haven't used Efnet in 9 months or so.. > I'm an adult, I understand the need for an 'unwind' channel, and > have been I dare say 'educated' regarding the purpose of #freebsd on > EFNET. And believe me I'm no moral crusader or anything either but > the first contact that people have of 'freebsd' shouldn't IMHO be a > barrage of insults for being lamers. > Ditto on this one.. everyone's gotta start somewhere.. even if they are lamers.. hell, I'm one =P > I have to confess I actually like the banter on the channel and > don't mind the jokes etc. But insulting, calling people wankers etc > is not right. > Agreed. If that ever starts happening on Undernet, I won't be goin in there either. > I noted on your site that, you got some decent help from nameless > <xxx> on the EFNET channel to that persons credit. That is the sort > of thing I would like to see more often. Your site is an excellent > example of how people can be helped. > > Best Regards > > O Candemir > > > Later, -- : Jim Mock | [jim@corp.au.triax.com] : : System Administrator | http://www.triax.com/ : : Triax Internet Services | ----------------------------- : : Portland, OR USA | The FreeBSD' zine : : Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia | http://www.freebsdzine.org/ : : FreeBSD: The Power To Serve | http://www.freebsd.org/ : To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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