I'm just an average engineer, no expert, guru or obe won. I couldn't care less if you are a monkey or chimpanzee. But at least tell me what company or where you come from. People should be proud of themselves whether they come from Bannana Republic or People's Republic. Don't be a girly man, don't hide in a hotmail or yahoo account and afraid to tell people your background. Expert or novice we all come here to learn and share. So tell me something about your background in this area and who do you work for ? -----Original Message----- From: Sitar Moniker [mailto:si_monkey2@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 11:50 AM To: vrbanacm@xxxxxxxxxx; si-list Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: Proper use of the Si-List This is a well balanced prescription covering several types. But, item 2. discourages controversial questions/points. I hope this is your personal opinion only and not reflect list opinion. My personal opinion is controversy (discussion of differing viewpoints) promotes new ideas or at least fix misconceptions. Thank you for taking time to explain human aspect of how askers are perceived and answered. I agree that is the reality. Expertise of all experts can be fit into a bell curve. At the far end of the curve, there will be very few experts who are not distracted by login names. For them, si_diamond is no different from si_monkey. They understand implications of the question and what is on asker's mind. They have integrated knowledge and answer to meet asker's viewpoint. They are gurus. My quest is to find such guru. On this list or some other place. I appreciate all who contributed to both threads. I learnt much subject and protocols. My apologies if I hurt feelings in the process (incl this post) without my knowledge. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu