MAC OS X tiger help for a Windows technician

[Erik Saline]

On Jun 20, 2007, at 7:40 AM, John Welch wrote:

> 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.

Then do not expect us to stop creating noise on this list in response  
to Dan's comments.

Accept that.


> Accept that, and either ignore him, or
> don't take anything he says personally, because he very rarely  
> means it that
> way.
>
> -- 
> John C. Welch         Writer/Analyst
> Bynkii.com              Mac and other opinions
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