** Sometime around 0:37 -0500 11/27/97, jonathon sent everyone:
> A semi-typical example, is the person who tried to set
> herself to NOMAIL. She knows the listname is list-l, but
> sends a message to "set nomail list-1." And then complains
> because it doesn't set list-l to nomail, but generates an
> error message.
Yup.
> Is this degree of cluelessness something that _might_ be
> specific to the lists I run, or is it a general phenomena?
Pretty general. People don't pay attention. Don't worry about it,
though -- these are the same people who are hit and killed by busses
while crossing the street. Thus, they'll eventually "disappear" from
the list. The key is to have a good bounce handling capability. ;-)
(The sad part is, of course, that they generally work in tag-team
fashion -- the body is barely even cool following one bus-inspired
cleansing, and a Clueless Person(tm) is already subscribing to fill
the gap. Sometimes two of them.)
> If it is the latter, what action are other list-owners taking,
> to combat it?
Yes. One of my lists is named mac-l. In all of the documentation that
*I* write, I denote the list as "Mac-L" or "mac-L"; capitalizing the
"L" makes it easier to read as an "L" and not a "1".
><< Other than using them as fodder for HumourNet. >>
Well, sure, there's THAT ... <g>
** Sometime around 13:38 -0500 12/2/97, Alan Deikman said:
>Whine whine whine.
Hmmm. WHO is whining?
>Have you ever seen what airline gate agents
>put up with? Telephone operators? Traffic cops? ANYONE who
>deals with the public on a regular basis? Most of these people
>would sneer at what you seem to consider a major tribulation.
>And you don't even have to deal with halitosis.
>
>Kitchen --> Heat. Out of Kitchen --> No Heat. Seems simple
>to me. So who is clueless?
Eh. It's not only standard, it's healthy. Ever heard a bunch of nurses
when they gt together? Let me tell you, if I even land in the hospital,
I'm going to be one DAMNED well-bahaved little boy.
Ever hear cops rant about the idiots they have to deal with? How
about accountants? Hell, my mom's a kindergarten teacher -- and some
of the stories/rants/complaints that those teachers share would make
your ears curl.
Should they all quit their professions? Nah.
It's just blowing off steam. As long as it's done in the company of
those who can relate to the pain -- instead of those who are CAUSING
the pain -- I don't think it's a big deal. In fact, it probably keeps
many of us out of the shrinks' offices.
Which, BTW, I'm not really convinced is A Good Thing ... ;-)
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