IUBio

Brian Capacity

Simon Marsh simonmarsh at tardis99.freeserve.co.uk
Mon May 24 08:16:06 EST 1999


Millennial Dragon wrote in message <374869fe.21003170 at news.ox.ac.uk>...
>On Sun, 23 May 1999 19:22:54 -0000, "Simon Marsh"
><simonmarsh at tardis99.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>>You know I've learnt something very intresting from posting a question
here.
>>And that is that if you ask someone who is an "expert" in a field
something,
>>then they will insult and patronise you for the small and unimportnat
>>points, because "they are clever".
>
>We aren't insulting you because you're stupid or we're clever, but
>because you were irritating us.

Charmed I'm sure.
One asks oneself what the whole point of having people who know information
that might actually be of use to others is, if they find it an irriation to
actually dispense this information to those who don't know it.

If I am causing an irriatation by posting what would appear to be an
intelligent question (intelligent as it seems to be a question that a lot of
people ask) then I'm not sorry. Frankly if 40 odd words on a computer screen
is enough to be rewarded with the insults that I have recieved then I dread
to think how little it would take to casue all out anarchy.

>That's Usenet for you: you've got to
>know your facts before you post.

Er... no. If I knew all the answers what would be the point? I am a member
of others NGs in a feild where I happen to know a lot about. Every now and
then we get people asking what we see as easy, obvious questions, but it
doesn't take much to reply in a helpful and friendly way. After all if this
is where the people who "know" the answers are, then (as stated above) why
can't we ask them?

>No one has to be nice to you.

No but it doesn't take much does it?

>And, we certainly didn't only pick on "the small and unimportant
>points"


So what would you call it then?

>>I'm not just talking about the guy below but most of the posts here really
>>are even bording on friendly.
>>Right, guys, I'm not a "neuroscientest", a university professor or guess
>>what? I don't even have letters after my name, or have a degree. But
that's
>>alright, you've proved all that matters - sad because I had expected
>>better...
>
>You don't need to be any of the above, you just need to make sure you
>read up first before you post,

No i posted a question that I thought I might get a sensible answer to. Or
is asking question of people wronge now? I have already said that I am not a
neuroscienist and have not tried to get involved in a disscusion that is out
of my depth. I simply asked a question.

>as with anywhere on the Usenet.

No we get people asking questions, we answer in a friendly way. As have all
the other NGs that I have posted what would probably be basic questions to.
There they seem happy to help.

>Scientists aren't any more patient than the next guy.


No true, but then I expect all people to be at the very least polite

>
>Making an FAQ is a brilliant idea, but it won't solve any problems if
>the people who should read it, don't. And I personally don't think
>that many will.

Good grief, if my question has caused you so much pain and suffering why on
earth did you bother getting involved in the thread in the first place?

simon






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