Erik Mitchell cried from the depths of the abyss... > I'd like to apologize to anyone I've offended (and Bob, I hope you > took my jab in good fun). It's all in good fun to me :) I enjoy the flamage, and that is why I brought up the whole Ubuntu thing to begin with. It was supposed to be a fun thing. Just a bunch of guys & gals talking smack about the things they love (Linux). I honestly didn't see the holy war coming or I would have kept my trap shut! I agree with what you have written here. Especially about the joking around. Let's try to keep the flamage on topic (vi vs Emacs, kde vs gnome, why Slackware is and always will be the best, etc....). Take Care all! Mr. B-o-B > It seems to me there are a wide range of > expectations for what this group is and is not about. For me, it's a > group of like minded people with regard to how we use computers. That > is, we're all Linux users. We're involved with Linux culture, and also > with Internet culture. > > Flamewars are a part of Internet culture. Especially flamewars about > text editors and operating systems. I personally think it's both > awesome and ridiculous how they can get going, how they can inflame > passions, and how they can sustain themselves. I hope everyone looks > back every now and then, after the flames die down, and note what an > odd phenomenon it is that we engage in. > > As far as TCLUG, what is this group for, if not to commune as Linux > users? Do we ever have meetings anymore? When was the last time we had > a beer meeting? The last meeting I went to was a long time ago, right > after VIM6 was released. The topic was VIM, and I remember someone > gave a great presentation in which I learned a lot. I'd love to see > this sort of thing again, where those of us who are passionate about > certain things, whether it be a text editor, low level c++ code, or > Taylor Swift, can make a positive contribution and share what we know > or what we're doing as a group. People behave much more adult-like in > person. > > Anyway, it would be nice, but maybe those days are behind us. As far > as the email list goes, I like to joke around -- especially with > people who think like I do, and who might get some of my jokes. And if > I ever tease someone directly, I do in the hopes (and with the faith) > that they're cool enough to handle it. So I hope people aren't taking > things too seriously on here... please know that I'm not, and feel > free to take a jab at me whenever you want. > > -Erik > > PS to the two people I referred to above (c++ and Taylor Swift), I > think what you're doing is awesome. Sincerely. > > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Isaac Atilano > <aristophrenic at warpmail.net> wrote: >> The best to you Justin. I too am leaving this mailing list. I am put >> off by what I see are patronizing responses to your posts. >> >> Your posts have been interesting and I can't say I see things the same >> way as you but I don't want to be in a community where I feel I could be >> patronized for my views. >> >> Goodbye to the rest of you. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> > > > > -- > Erik K. Mitchell -- Web Developer > erik.mitchell at gmail.com > erik at ekmitchell.com > http://ekmitchell.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list