Bug in mailing lists; unfriendly to non-subscribers

Bill Davidsen davidsen at tmr.com
Tue Jul 6 15:21:09 UTC 2010


Tim wrote:

> By the way.  Loose - the opposite of tight.  Lose - the opposite of win.
> I'm so sick of people getting that wrong.  That's a third year primary
> school language mistake.
> 
And a fact which doesn't impact the final outcome of something is moot, not 
mute. Everyone has their favorite misuse to annoy them.

> This is a community not a helpline, we're not all here just to solve the
> problems of hit-and-run question askers.  We expect participation.
> That's the price that you pay for asking for help.
> 
Or giving help, but your point is well taken.

-- 
Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com>
   "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
the machinations of the wicked."  - from Slashdot


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