On Sat, 2005-12-10 at 22:13 -0500, Jim Perrin wrote: > > I've been chastised in the past for giving long, drawn-out answers > > instead of shorter, more "cookbook" answers (including from yourself if > > I am not mistaken ;-) -- especially when treating the original poster > > like a "noob" in the eyes of some (e.g., the non-existance of the > > remote .ssh directory, which a user who has used scp would probably > > know). So my post was trying to keep it that way. > > > > > Mostly accurate. I criticized you for offering theory to someone > wanting practice. My addition here still falls within the boundaries > of practice. Also, I've NEVER criticized you for the verbosity of your > responses. I've criticized you and SEVERAL others for the QUANTITY of > responses to a thread, and for refusing to let a thread die. You're > not the worst offender here for that, although you're the most > infamous for it. War & peace is a shorter read than some of the recent > threads on the list (general statement of fact. not directed at you. > don't get worked up.) > > Side note - > > <flame suit on> Didn't you request to be removed from posting to the > list to avoid this sort of hostility? How's that working out for ya? > :-P > > </flame suit off> ---- personally, I like having him post to the list. Most of us blur the distinction between theory and practice. There are some who bait him since he doesn't seem to be capable of ignoring a taunt. It's sort of obvious who those people are (not referring to you Jim). Craig