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From: Ry Nohryb on 23 Jul 2010 10:51 On Jul 23, 12:49 pm, SteveYoungGoogle <stephen.jo...(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > > I stopped posting to c.l.j because you invariably snipped my posts and > turned the thread into either rant against jQuery (which, by the way, > I have never used just as I have never used any other framework or > library) or into an advertisement for your latest fad/project. I could > give you many examples such as herehttp://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.javascript/browse_thread/thr... > where I begged you not to get involved and let others answer but to no > avail. So eventually I stopped posting, as I suspect have so many > others. > > (...) > > But I soon learned that you have a real anger directed at newcomers or > anyone who asks a question that you consider to be simple and rather > than let someone else answer you feel duty bound to insult the > questioner and his question. Im afraid this is what has made > EMCAScript newcomers stay away in droves and without fresh blood > c.l.j. has become stale. I couldn't agree any more. > In my opinion its mainly down to you ....and some others... -- Jorge.
From: SteveYoungGoogle on 23 Jul 2010 12:40 :s/EMCAScript/ECMAScript
From: SteveYoungGoogle on 23 Jul 2010 12:40 :s/EMCAScript/ECMAScript
From: SteveYoungGoogle on 23 Jul 2010 12:44 :s/EMCAScript/ECMAScript
From: Alan Gutierrez on 23 Jul 2010 13:02
Kenneth Tilton wrote: > SteveYoungGoogle wrote: >> On Jul 23, 11:02 am, David Mark <dmark.cins...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Jul 23, 3:33 am, SteveYoungGoogle <stephen.jo...(a)googlemail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On Jul 22, 1:44 pm, David Mark <dmark.cins...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> "This newsgroup is not a help desk" is likely a familiar refrain for >>>>> anyone who has spent time in it. I enjoy advising people here when I >>>>> have the time, but like all who do similar, I cannot be expected to >>>>> solve (or even attempt to solve) every problem that floats in here. >>>> Personally, I would be happy to pay you not to answer my posts. >>> What posts would those be? In any event, it's on the house. :) >> >> I stopped posting to c.l.j because you invariably snipped my posts and >> turned the thread into either rant against jQuery (which, by the way, >> I have never used just as I have never used any other framework or >> library) or into an advertisement for your latest fad/project. I could >> give you many examples such as here >> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.javascript/browse_thread/thread/d5eb5cbd0436f202/c7466c3598b7ab41?q=mark&lnk=ol&# >> >> where I begged you not to get involved and let others answer but to no >> avail. So eventually I stopped posting, as I suspect have so many >> others. > > Why didn't you use a killfile entry? That's what I do since I know that > I lack the will power to ignore the ding dongs. Works well. > > I agree, however, that this group is a wasteland compared to other > groups where one can usually get help in spite of the ever-present ding > dongs in any group, and that it may well be because of the pack of > hyenas led by Mr. Mark. I'm new here and I'm already put off by the no libraries auto post. I can see where it comes from. -- Alan Gutierrez - alan(a)blogometer.com - http://twitter.com/bigeasy |