MAC OS X tiger help for a Windows technician

[John Welch]

On 6/20/07 01:37 AM, "Ashley Aitken" <mrhatken at mac.com> wrote:

>> Yet I often find that Dan's responses are the most helpful in the
>> long run.
> 
> Yes, I agree that Dan can be most helpful - he's helped me a couple
> of times - but that should not be an excuse for inappropriate behaviour.
> 
>>  He does tend to be terse and abrasive, with the points of his
>> comments and questions sharpened perhaps a little too much, and he
>> never misses an opportunity to chastise people for not thinking
>> things through and shearing off the wool.
> 
> Yes, but I believe these these things can (and should) be done in a
> more friendly way (not necessarily less direct way).

That's well and good, but Dan is Dan, and Dan is all Dan can be, just like
you can only be Ashley. Projecting your standards onto someone else is an
exercise in frustration, and doomed to failure. You're not going to convince
him to change, nor shall anyone else. Accept that, and either ignore him, or
don't take anything he says personally, because he very rarely means it that
way.

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John C. Welch         Writer/Analyst
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