Whoa there, big fella! No point in falling to the level of whoever is baiting you. :)

I see you've been around the Monastery for a while, albeit intermittently, so you ought to know how things are done around here. At the risk of giving unwanted advice, I have three comments:

  1. If someone posts something that you think is intended to offend, try responding positively or neutrally. This avoids misunderstanding (in case the offense was unintentional) and shows you to be a level-headed guy who others will want to help. I can't think that insults are ever warranted even toward anonymous monks -- they just make you look juvenile.
  2. If you're asking for help, try to remember that others are taking time from their busy schedules to assist you, and that they don't owe you anything (unless you have previously helped them). Humility should be your watchword -- keep your arrogance for when you answer other people's posts (or better yet, keep it suppressed altogether).
  3. Unix is an operating system, not a language, as far as I know. I have encountered many shell scripts, particularly Korn shell scripts, but (at least for those more familiar with Unix) the phrase "written in UNIX" seems nonsensical. Admittedly, many folks probably understand what you meant, but the lack of specificity makes one wonder about your knowledge of whatever shell the script is written in.

In spite of what may seem a patronizing tone, my comments here are kindly meant, and may help you to make PerlMonks a more positive place for all of us. I'm not the anonymous monk(s) with whom you have been sparring, just in case you wondered. Try to view this interchange with a sense of humor, and take yourself a little less seriously. :)


No good deed goes unpunished. -- (attributed to) Oscar Wilde

In reply to Re^7: Go to? by ptum
in thread Go to? by Ronnie

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