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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: A word to all people who _answer_ questions
Date: 22 Aug 1996 15:35:04 +0100
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Jeff Gibbons (jeffg@sd.aplabs.com) wrote:
: Joerg (and all the others who answer questions in this newsgroup),

: I'd just like to say thank you for all the time you devote to 
: answering questions here.  I've been reading this group and 
: learning from your answers for quite a while now, and there 
: are probably thousands like me who never write a question 
: themselves, but who derive a tremendous amount of knowledge 
: from the answers you give to others.

: Thank you.

Ah, but the people who answer questions are also "asserting" their
knowledge in the hope of getting corrected if and when they are wrong !

--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....