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From: "Wouter van Ooijen" <wouter@voti.nl>
To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: [OT] Official Comment and Pronouncement Re: Newbie Posts


>> FWIW (exactly what you paid for it) I don't actually see anything at
>> all wrong with what Olin wrote on that thread. Most if not all of the
>> aggression is generated by other people reacting to it in defence of
>> the poor innocent who probably doesn't actually need protecting. I
>> mean how exactly can we help anybody if they don't answer the sort of
>> basic questions he asked?
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> Fully agreed! I am basically lazy, so I love it when I don't have to=20
> word my opinion myself.
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> Likewise, I would hate it when - for lack of an Olin - I would have to=20
> be rude to people who are asking questions in a rude way. IMHO putting=20
> newbies in a 'sandbox' is doing them a disservice.
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> Wouter van Ooijen

Amen and amen

-- Bob Ammerman
RAm Systems

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