AVR-Chat

Ian Drennan wrote:
>
> Jay
>
> Don't be too surprised if you find fewer people offering solutions to
> your queries in the future. After all you have literally drawn your
> sword and killed the messenger.
>
> Ian
>







<scold mode>   *grin*

Ian, et. al;

    I think perhaps the responses to Jay are a tad overstated.  Granted, 
Jay was rude, but I am guessing he is relatively new to the forum.  Cut 
the newbies a little slack, perhaps?

   Jay:   I re-read your post, and frankly, I didn't see any special 
emphasis on your need for a no-cash DIY solution either.  I sympathize 
with your situation.  I doubt there are many here other than you and me 
who are in the lamentable position of having ZERO cash to play with, so 
I am not surprised that many of these filk consider $40 a minor 
expense.  For the vast majority of people, particularly those inclined 
to be playing with things like AVRs,  it would be.

   Try to see it from their perspective before jumping down their 
throats.  Realize hat your (and my) situation is unusual, and cut the 
regulars a little slack, just as I have asked them to cut you some 
slack.   They really are just trying to help, and help should always e 
accepted gratefully and gracefully, even if it isn't the help you had 
hoped for or expected.

   That last brings up another important issue, by the by, asd I am 
going to confess that I too suffer from this particular poor behaviour 
in my IRC incarnation:  no one *OWES* us assistance with these 
questions.  The fact that some of these filk are willing to expend their 
time and energy answering questions from others is a boon and a 
wonderful thing.  Sometimes, if no  one has a knowledgeable response to 
make, no one makes any response at all.  As disappointing and irritating 
as that can be,m it is important for ALL of us to remember that the filk 
answering questions here are all volunteers, and they owe NO ONE an 
answer on anything.  While it is natural to have expectations, it is 
important to realize that in such a forum, we have no right to have 
expecrarions.  Period.

   So, perhaps we could all just relax, and forget this particular 
exchange, and move on in the generally friednly and welcoming 
environment I have always found AVR Chat to represent, OK?   

</scold mode>
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tom
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