Why the hostility? [ was Re: [ale] Internet Access around Atlanta ]

[Benjamin Scherrey]

People - frankly I'm kinda disappointed at some peoples' apparent quest for opportunities to criticize 
and demur at questions posed to this list. I should think such behaviour would stay on the 
newsgroups where people can spend hours doing this rather than performing the job their 
employers pay them for. I guess when its easier to feel better about yourself by attacking others 
rather than actually achieving your own accomplishments, one tends to prefer to presume the 
author's naive and wrongful intention rather than actually read the full message and attempt to 
understand the actual problem being addressed.

Don't get me wrong. I did appreciate the original link found on google as it also gave me an 
opportunity to expound on my question, but the thread quickly jumped track and has turned into 
something unworthly of this group. 

But since you asked... I will take this opportunity to amplify and clarify just what I mean:

7/23/2004 5:15:29 PM, Vincent Fox <vf5 at plm.gatech.edu> wrote:

>And your post is appropriate to ALE how? Was there a Linux question in there?

Well it is the ATLANTA Linux Enthusiasts group. I'm asking about Atlanta and I happen to use 
Linux quite enthusiastically. I hope you find that appropriate.

>Just as importantly you ask about hotspots but forget to
>mention what parts of town you work/live in. WiFi is short
>range so it doesn't make any sense me telling you what is
>available in Home Park area.

Actually in my original posting I say the following: "...I can go pretty much anywhere." So I guess 
your point was???

>My personal recommendation is SpeakEasy for DSL service.

Additionally in my original post I said: "I [...] am waiting for my dsl service to be reconnected." This 
means I've already signed up. I just so happens I'm using SpeakEasy but I didn't request a 
recommendation about that.

Then in your follow up message you suggest that "Everyone listing their favorite WiFi locations 
could go on forever." I, for one, would find that greatly preferable to the significantly higher quantity 
of traffic praising google as the final word on anything and berating those who don't find its results 
completely satisfying. I suppose we should just shut down this mailing list and convert it to a live 
google query engine? Alas, it doesn't quite deliver answers although it is a good start on the search.

So, thanks again to the kind people who actually read my message and replied to its content and 
context. I trust that others may find those answers helpful as well.

	best regards,

		Ben Scherrey