[PLUG] Apology appropriate?

[Richard Owlett]

On 02/05/2018 02:29 PM, Mke C> wrote:
> On 02/05/2018 12:00 PM, plug-request at pdxlinux.org wrote:
>> When helping people is considered offensive, I don?t think I want to 
>> be part of the group any more.
> 
> I feel like an owe Richard an apology for my snarky, unhelpful and 
> ultimately troublesome comments. I personally don't use MS or Apple 
> products and I really don't like to help people who do. I have some 
> really hard line values and strong opinions about this and I'll spare 
> everyone the details.
> 
> I do often get frustrated when people run straight to this list without 
> much effort on their part to understand a problem, find a solution 
> and/or write a good, detailed post. I've gladly Googled and helped other 
> people on this list many times without incident simply because maybe 
> I've more time or maybe a bit more insight or because their problem is 
> also interesting to me.
> 
> I think this issue particularly triggering for me because I'm on YouTube 
> a lot as a hobbyist musician and I take internet privacy more seriously 
> than most internet users. So when I saw Richard's post it kinda made my 
> hair stand up on my back and I started furiously researching this issue 
> only to find out it wasn't a real thing.
> 
> Richard, I apologize for my snarky and unhelpful comments and my "we 
> don't do Windows" comment that was made more in jest. I'm not a 
> moderator and I don't speak for anyone else on the PLUG mailing list. In 
> the future, I'll continue to strive to be helpful when I can and not an 
> unhelpful jerk.
> 
> Sincere Regards,
> 
> Mike Connors
> 

I was more surprised/confused than offended as I thought I understood 
what was acceptable.