RUDE (was Re: looking for a Warr)

[Mark Sottilaro <sine@zerocrossing.net>]

Welcome to the internet.  A forum where you can't see any of the other 
contributers is ripe with this kind of behavior.

However, while we all go Off Topic (often a lot), I think the reason 
that you're getting an especially rude reaction is because this is the 
first and only post any of us have ever seen from you.  Perhaps if you 
had introduced yourself, described how your loop setup works or what 
you're doing with loops and your music and THEN asked if any of us knew 
of a Warr for sale you would have received a much better and more 
helpful response.  I get pissed at people who yell at me for being off 
topic every now and then (ok, maybe a lot) because I've been typing 
volumes about looping and looping gear on this list since 1994.

Think of it in terms of a party.  Would you walk into a party where you 
didn't know anyone and ask if anyone was selling a Warr guitar?  Nope.  
Even if you knew it was populated by a lot of musicians, you'd first 
try to strike up general conversations with the people at the party 
based on what they were already talking about and *then* maybe 
interject that you were looking for a certain instrument.  Walking into 
a party and interrupting the conversation with your specific agenda 
is.. well plain and simply rude.  You can't change the world, but you 
can change yourself.

Frankly, if you became one of the people who only made random off topic 
posts I'd probably eventually just set up an email filter to not have 
to deal with you.  Maybe rude, but time effective.  No one here really 
owes you anything, so maybe you'd be better off thinking about what you 
can give before you ask for what you can get.

Mark Sottilaro

On Tuesday, September 9, 2003, at 02:19 AM, Amy Mucero wrote:

> I find that some people are very rude here