Only one comment from the peanut gallery...me, although one should be use to it by now, especially if you have been on the list for awhile. It's very hard to get use to it if one has any consideration for others. It does amaze me that there is a tally going on though. As I have stated before, I will do whatever it takes or what I can think of BEFORE asking a question here. That IMO is what the list has come to. I know I am a LONG way from mastering W2K (Pro and AS), but I'm trying to learn more each day. Even sitting on the sideline, but I do come across a problem I can't seem to find an answer to and when I do think I might need some help or think about asking a question, sometimes I think having open heart surgery without drugs would be less painful! :-O Trust me, there has been MANY questions needed answer, but I will do some googling and so forth, but I have been around the block a few times. There are those who hasn't, and sure, the responses, snide remarks and so forth might make that person who's a lurker never ask a question. So if it is a requirement to post a helpful reply or any reply whatsoever to be in the good graces of some, then that should be the list policy. Make it known that once you subscribe to the list, you are REQUIRED to help someone, or you'll get the boot. Or better yet, why not require someone to help someone else BEFORE they ask for help themselves? People join this list among others usually to GET help. If it's going to be a "Good Ole Boys" list, then that also should be stated from the start. Anyway, sometimes I do understand why people outside this country think ALL Americans are arogant! That's another topic for another day! I wonder what my tally is up to? One last thing and I can finally eat dinner, for those of us who are older, remember back in the days of the BBS? Had a file download section. Some person logs on and downloads, downloads, downloads, and downloads, not ONCE upload anything. Well, the vast majority of sysops would then implement a dl/ul ratio system. Of course his/her "friends" had unlimited access and so forth, while the new people came in the aftermath. Now the point is, (going back to an earlier statement) from now on, make it a policy that people joining the list HAS to help someone either BEFORE they get help or after a certain number of helpful messages from them are posted. I mean there IS a tally going on, correct? <vbseg> Sounds rather asinine doesn't it? So does the other crap that goes on here. Sorry, I don't care how long someone been here or there, that would NEVER fly on any of my lists. I'm the last person who would preach PC'ness (not computers) but that was rather rude I think and it was uncalled for. There's more than one way to call someone an a$$hole without actually saying it. Maybe a note from the listowner or moderator? That wouldn't fly either because......yes, there IS no policy, so there's no precedence. Well, I guess we have what they say across the pond, A Sticky Wicket!<sp> :-O On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 16:28:45 -0500 While searching for that "any" key, "Lucas Boyken" <lboyken@xxxxxxxxx> said this: LB> You're right... LB> LB> Death to shorty! Well, not really...but I thought I would get into the LB> spirit of things. I guess you can look at this a number of ways Chris. LB> Yes, he may be a leach, a slag, a blood sucking son of a motherless LB> goat, but that doesn't mean we should all kick him when he is down. LB> People are what they are, we can scream at them till we are blue in the LB> face, but they will still be who they've been all along. LB> LB> A great friend once told me, "Don't stress the small stuff...in the end, LB> its all small stuff." LB> LB> Take it easy Chris, don't let the lazy, good for nothin's get under your LB> skin... LB> LB> Peace out. LB> LB> Luke ******************************************************** This Week's Sponsor - RTO Software / TScale What's keeping you from getting more from your terminal servers? Did you know, in most cases, CPU Utilization IS NOT the single biggest constraint to scaling up?! Get this free white paper to understand the real constraints & how to overcome them. SAVE MONEY by scaling-up rather than buying more servers. http://www.rtosoft.com/Enter.asp?ID=148 ********************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm