RE: Rude replies

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PSRumbagh

I agree. To an expert there may be such things as stupid questions and
ignorant people that don't deserve the time of a reply. The purpose of the
MicroSoft forums is to educate people of all skill levels through questions
and answers. Therefore, there is no such thing as a stupid question.

"Neil UK" wrote:

> As a relatively new subscriber to this newsgroup, I wish to express my
> disgust that one or two people are replying to questions that have been posed
> by persons who are in difficulties by writing insulting and useless replies
> that do not help the person who posed the original queries. I myself am not
> in any way an expert: but when I see people who hold themselves out to be
> experts indulging in personal and scatological abuse of others, I say ENOUGH!
>
> Recently a person who calls himself Kurtrail and another who is called David
> Candy have, in my opinion, fallen below the standards that I believe should
> apply to a zone that should be dedicated to the pursuit of constructive
> excellence. This site should not be the ground for the dissemination of
> political or self-aggrandizing opinions.
>
> Nor have we been helped by the fact that it now appears that two different
> people are posting using the handle "Kelly". There is only one Kelly, so
> please will the spoofer get off the line. I assume that those who host this
> site will take notice of my remarks and take steps to regulate matters so
> that only constructive and not DE-structive messages are posted.
>
>
> --
> Neil UK
 
Neil you are always going to get the abusive types on newsgroups, it's par
for the course. Although I agree you shouldn't have to put up with it! It
doesn't take people long to see who posts abusive replies; the easiest thing
to do is 'ignore' them and not rise to the occasion. They are only abusive,
not because a posters question is stupid, but because, they themselves (the
abuser's) need to be the centre of attention. We know they are there just
let them get on with their sad lives. If they get ignored long enough, they
will go away.

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"PSRumbagh" <PSRumbagh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:147369F5-5852-4ABB-BD63-18040888BDC8@microsoft.com...
>I agree. To an expert there may be such things as stupid questions and
> ignorant people that don't deserve the time of a reply. The purpose of
> the
> MicroSoft forums is to educate people of all skill levels through
> questions
> and answers. Therefore, there is no such thing as a stupid question.
>
> "Neil UK" wrote:
>
>> As a relatively new subscriber to this newsgroup, I wish to express my
>> disgust that one or two people are replying to questions that have been
>> posed
>> by persons who are in difficulties by writing insulting and useless
>> replies
>> that do not help the person who posed the original queries. I myself am
>> not
>> in any way an expert: but when I see people who hold themselves out to be
>> experts indulging in personal and scatological abuse of others, I say
>> ENOUGH!
>>
>> Recently a person who calls himself Kurtrail and another who is called
>> David
>> Candy have, in my opinion, fallen below the standards that I believe
>> should
>> apply to a zone that should be dedicated to the pursuit of constructive
>> excellence. This site should not be the ground for the dissemination of
>> political or self-aggrandizing opinions.
>>
>> Nor have we been helped by the fact that it now appears that two
>> different
>> people are posting using the handle "Kelly". There is only one Kelly, so
>> please will the spoofer get off the line. I assume that those who host
>> this
>> site will take notice of my remarks and take steps to regulate matters so
>> that only constructive and not DE-structive messages are posted.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Neil UK
 
On 7/22/2007 10:40 AM On a whim, John Barnett MVP pounded out on the
keyboard

> Neil you are always going to get the abusive types on newsgroups, it's par
> for the course. Although I agree you shouldn't have to put up with it! It
> doesn't take people long to see who posts abusive replies; the easiest thing
> to do is 'ignore' them and not rise to the occasion. They are only abusive,
> not because a posters question is stupid, but because, they themselves (the
> abuser's) need to be the centre of attention. We know they are there just
> let them get on with their sad lives. If they get ignored long enough, they
> will go away.
>


And everyone has the option to Killfile anyone they prefer not to hear
from (if they have a newsreader worth its salt).

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