Re: My how we all enjoy a good fight

["Darren Yates" <dyates@pnc.com.au>]

As an editor myself, I never claim to know everything but it does not
preclude me from pointing out errors in things others do. That's an editor's
job.
But an editor also has to cop flack as well.
The fact that no one soul knows everything is reason enough to take
criticism on the chin and learn from it.
How are you going to handle readers complaining about unanswered letters or
late subscriptions?
How are you going to handle it when readers point out errors in your copy
because I can assure you, you will make errors.
By the way, if you going to tell everyone to grow up, comments such as
"As of today I am not going to even look or respond to this idiotic group
any more."
do not show off your mature-side too well...
It's also a pretty silly thing to do. There aren't too many other places
where you will find up to the minute information and be able to have
technical questions answered for free and quickly.
Darren Yates
Technical Editor - I.T. and ICON
Sydney Morning Herald
[These comments in no way reflect any opinions held by Fairfax or the SMH]

Stuart Ellis wrote in message <35822FD3.7F902F93@terrigal.net.au>...
>In response to all those accusations: I am amazed at all those idiotic
>responses and I have been accused of getting a life. MY how childish,
>why don't you wake up. I apologize to all those people who are not
>involved in this argument. As of today I am not going to even look or
>respond to this idiotic group any more. You obviously have nothing
>better to do than complain all the time. I can see a lot of you bite
>quite well. Sometimes some people take things a bit seriously and it
>does occasionally offend people. It is not a dummy spit. In these days
>of political correctness, it is quite easy to end up in court over
>similar remarks. I have recently seen two rail fans go to court over
>comments made behind someone's back.
>
>Choose someone else to complain about in future, because I will not even
>know what you are saying. And I don't really care.
>
>Stuart Ellis
>