[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: The List -- fuck it, I'm outta here ...

[MadHat]

Dude, you are replying to yourself, as if it was from someone else.  I 
don't even know you.  I did not say anything about you or anyone in 
particular.  The list has had a lot of off topic posts with a lot of 
rambling.  I am just saying we should make sure we need to reply before 
we do.  The amount of traffic is way too high for the amount actually 
being said.

I don't know what the hurricane has to do with anything here, or what 
you have been doing or any of this email has any relevance to anyone's 
life outside of yours.  I don't know why you sound like you are pissed 
at the post _you_ made, but if you have an issue with my statements, 
and think you have a reason to bitch at me, feel free, but do it off 
list.  I am posting this to the list because I want people to know that 
I did not attack anyone, but if anyone has issues with anything I say, 
feel free to say something, bitch argue, but unless you really think 
_everyone_ needs to be involved, I would appreciate it if you take it 
off list.  

I repeat, I did not attack anyone.  I did not mention anyone's name.  I 
made a statement about the current state of the list.  I apologize if 
anyone took it as a personal attack, but get over yourself and remember 
why the list is here.    If there is too much traffic, as far as signal 
to noise ratio, the list loses it's usefulness, and I as the list 
administrator (just in case someone missed it) am trying to help keep a 
good sig/noise ratio.  I am not just bitching, and I don't care who you 
are, I care about the usefulness of the list.

Thanks
HAND

On Aug 15, 2004, at 2:18 PM, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> On Sun, 2004-08-15 at 15:05, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
>> I tire of this *BS*.  If you don't want to hear me, don't bitch about
>> it, don't start agendas against engineers, Red Hat, whatever.  I am
>> _not_ the whipping boy for this list, and if you want to make me one,
>> I'll be sure to "remove the problem."
>
> Fuck this.  I don't have time for people to be pissed off at me.  I
> don't know if it's ego or the fact that I'm the only fucker who admits
> when he's wrong, I tire of this.
>
> I don't have time to have a pissing contest with people on LUGs.  I
> don't go around flashing my education, credential, etc... _until_ 
> people
> make a "big deal" about theirs.  I stay humble _until_ that time, 
> trying
> to offer my advise and help as best as I can.  But sure enough, there's
> always 2-3 people's "ego" who come off like, "who the fuck does this 
> guy
> think he is?"
>
> Since none of you know me in person -- other than the 1 guy who invited
> me to this LUG -- there is not many who _know_ who I am, or what I have
> done.  Again, I don't boast about myself, it's not my right to do.  But
> I really _hate_ being "dumped on" as the "problem" -- because of the 
> ego
> of 2-3 people who take issue with me.  LUGs are not places for pissing
> contests and other ego trips -- but I _do_ return what I see in kind.
>
> As some people in my LUG refer to me as, "I'm the nice guy who can be
> the asshole that puts other assholes in their place."  At the same 
> time,
> I'm the first person who comes over and fixes production networks,
> servers, etc..., helps people "in over their heads" (quite often the
> same assholes spouting off all the know but really don't) and saves
> their asses all the time, without a second prompt.
>
> Sorry, I just got back on-line after being without power for over 2
> days.  I live in Oviedo, FL and the UCF-Oviedo area was hit by
> _sustained_ Category-1 winds, and almost 100mph gusts for almost 90
> minutes on Friday evening.  Not an excuse (because I haven't posted
> since last week), but a damn good reason why the _last_thing_ I wanted
> to see was someone pissing on my name when I finally got back on.
>
> I've been working with my neighbors in clearing debris, picking up
> shingles, fenses and portions of people's homes for the last 2 days.  
> So
> I really don't give a fuck what bothers some people in North Texas 
> right
> now.
>
> My apologies to 95% of this list for your having to put up with this.
> You guys are the silent majority that make this list good.  But to the
> other 5% that have ego problems with me, sorry to have "bothered" you.
>
>
> -- 
> Time to switch: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/switch.html
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> Bryan J. Smith                                   b.j.smith at ieee.org
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