RE: [Dev-C++] One more time: HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE!

[Vance L. <va...@pc...>]

I feel I must apologize - my previous message was a bit, um,
inappropriate. Though I wasn't serious, I guess I didn't make that clear
(long days + short nights result in not-so-clear messages). I too was a
windows newbie at some point (though that seems like decades ago) and
can understand much of the rationale. I guess most of my annoyance comes
from the fact that it is so blatantly obvious that messages you send to
the list _actually go to the list_.

Anyhow, I apologize for my previous message.

Vance

On Thu, 2002-07-18 at 05:02, Rob wrote:
> While I'd imagine most of us would agree with a little eye-rolling at how
> much trouble some people seem to have posting unsubscription pleas to the
> user list, especially assuming that they must see us go through this with
> their brethren as well, I don't think it's necessary to generalize about
> Windows users over it. Windows is an OS that's abundantly available on the
> market, and I think it's safe to say that most people have a Microsoft OS on
> their first personal computer. It's a point of first contact for entire
> generations of newbies.
> 
> Some of the people who have these problems on the list here may be people
> who decided that they like computers quite a lot and so tried their hand at
> becoming Computer Science majors in college. Their first class may have been
> an Intro To CS using C++, and they found themselves staring down the barrel
> of a student edition of MS Visual C++, which led them running as fast as
> they could to a search engine to find something a touch more
> newbie-friendly, so they tried out Dev-C++. When they finally decide that
> this just isn't going to be what makes them feel happy & fulfilled, they
> want out decisively, but as relative newbies they panic and bolt.
> 
> I doubt it's always just like this, but it does provide an alternative way
> of looking at things. Perhaps if someone out there who's thinking of posting
> the next *unsubscribe please* request can fill in a few of the details, it
> will make a bit more sense.
> 
> Happy Thursday,
> Rob Andrews
> http://uselesspython.com
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > You know, I think windows users are stupid. (no offense to the windows
> > users who aren't stupid).  I'm on a lot of mailing lists, but most are
> > for unix-like things, and this is the only list for a windows piece of
> > software. This is the only one that seems to get the "please unsubscribe
> > me" messages. The only thing I see here is the windows vs.
> > free-operating-system users. Hell, there's even a link on the bottom of
> > the message for the list management page....
> >
> >
> > That's my $0.02.
> >
> > Vance
> >
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