[mrtg] Re: List abuse

[Patrick Bartkus]

Great response, Margaret. It was well thought out and wonderfully written.

I am a relative newbie on this list and to MRTG (barely 5 weeks).

I, for one, would NOT be for moderation. The abuses have been, in the month 
I have been a member, relatively minor. They are mostly along the line of 
RTFM. The abuse that triggered this thread was an aberration.

Yes, those who post before they read the available documentation are 
annoying, but someone usually gently points them to the document that they 
should have read in the first place. But is moderation the answer?

Let's also admit [probably stepping on toes here] the documentation isn't 
the easiest thing to use. Yes, the information needed is written, somewhere; 
I have found it hard to find what I was needing. It took work to find. A lot 
of people find it easier to post here than dig to find the answer. Someone 
is usually willing to provide a gentle quick hint and pointer to the 
appropriate document / web site. That has been all I have needed.

What us newbies learn is that MRTG is what you make of it. There are some 
wonderfully creative network admins in this community that have taken this 
cool tool and made it sing rock operas. Please give us aspiring 
under-studies the benefit of the doubt and a little grace.

Patrick
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Patrick Bartkus, CCNP Certified	Sr. Network Support Analyst
Fleet Mortgage Group		    Columbia, SC
If truth was not absolute, how could there be justice?

>From: SHOLAAS Margaret G <Margaret.G.SHOLAAS at ris.lane.or.us>
[a wonderfully written, well thought out response]



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