Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:26:39 -0400
From: Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com>
To: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>
Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [PERFORM] Postgre 8.0 Installation - Issues
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In response to "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>:

> Bill Moran wrote:
> > In response to "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>:
> >>>> Scenario 1: While installing PostGRE 8.0, we got an logon failure at the end
> >>> BTW, it's PostgreSQL or Postgres. PostGRE doesn't exist...
> >> You know, every time someone brings this up it reminds me of:
> >>
> >> Are you Josh or Joshua...
> >>
> >> It doesn't matter people.
> > 
> > To some it does.  I've had a number of people ask me whether I want
> > Bill, William, or Will.  The first two are fine, I prefer that the
> > third not be used.
> > 
> > I had an almost-gf once who was introduced to me as Patricia.  I asked
> > if she went by Pat or Patty.  She responded, "Not if you want to live."
> > I called her Tricia.
> 
> You can not compare the intricacies of the woman psyche to that of
> software naming ;).

:)

> I get your point but when someone is asking for help, if the first thing
> you do is correct them on something so minimal that has nothing to do
> with their problem.... It sends a negative vibe.

I suppose.  On many mailing lists that I frequent, the first response a
new poster gets is something along the lines of, "please don't top-post"
or "please fix your email formatting."

These could be taken as "negative vibe" and have often been complained
about by newbies.  I claim that they're an indication that we have some
actual culture, and that it's a manifestation of the desire to maintain
that culture.  I find the complaints to be a manifestation of inconsiderate
people who don't respect the culture of others.

It's also possible that I just think about this stuff too much.

-- 
Bill Moran
Collaborative Fusion Inc.