Subj : Re: where did it all go?
To   : alt.bbs.allsysop
From : rhythmnp@aol.comSTOPSPAM (RhythmNp)
Date : Thu Jul 10 2003 06:08 pm

>I've seen DM flame so many people for asking legit questions. I've also
>heard from people who have been flamed by him for that. The atmosphere there
>is more flamable than the one Jupiter has (all hydrogen gas), and DM not
>only does nothing about it, but adds to it. His programming support for
>people helping with synch is great, but his Sysop support for new synch
>sysops sucks. 

Yes, DM's often replies with a "usual terseness", in his own words.  But think
about this for a second.  DM seems to work on Synchronet daily -- I'm guessing
for around 1 to 2+ hours a day -- despite it being a freeware program. Keep in
mind he also has a full-time job (a programming one I'd bet).  The guy must
spend like 10 hours a day programming, only to be hounded by newbies with
questions that are very clearly answered in his hypertext, screenshot-inclusive
sysop documentation.  Personally, I think seeing snippy replies is
understandable.

If you ask him an intelligent question -- one that isn't answered in the docs
or FAQ -- you will get an intelligent answer.  But if you ask something in
DoveNet that's very clearly in the Synchronet manual, you'll get replies
basically telling you to RTFM.

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