Re: [tlug] Not the Real World

["Josh Glover" <jmglov@example.com>]

On 25/07/06, Roger Markus <rogermarku@example.com> wrote:

> The problem of course, is supply and demand.  Possessors of a skill that is
> in short supply have a natural tendency to be nasty.  If supply increases
> however, then they will lose that luxury.
[...]
> But again - holding the keys does promote nastiness.  It's ugly, very ugly,
> but also human nature!

Oh come on! If anything, having a skill that is in short supply
promotes arrogance, not nastiness.

For as long as I have been a member of TLUG, I have seen *far* more
nastiness from people who do not posess the skills that are in short
supply, when the people who do will not help them "fix my linux server
asap!".

> On 7/24/06, Dave M G <martin@example.com> wrote:
>
> > All I'm saying is: isn't communication as much a responsibility of the
> > speaker as it is the listener?
>
> In the real world, in which you and most other humans inhabit, certainly,
> but this isn't the real world here - this is Geek Land!

Did you even bother to read Steve Turnbull's excellent post explaining
why this rule, which is reasonable for meatspace speakers, actually
does not apply in the realm of mailing lists? Or were you more
interested in trolling than making a reasonable contribution to the
discussion?

-Josh