/srv/irclogs.ubuntu.com/2009/08/25/#ubuntu-ops.txt

ubottuIn ubottu, Ben64 said: ubottu, what is ubuntu?00:30
BearshareHey00:53
Bearshareops?00:54
BearshareI've been a good boy I'd like to be unbanned from #ubuntu and #ubuntu-offtopic00:54
bazhangBearshare, you would need to speak to the operators that banned you01:07
KB1JWQ /lastlog bearshare01:08
BearshareI cant do that I was banned01:08
KB1JWQHeh, fail. :)01:08
KB1JWQNo, that was my error.  Ignore me.01:09
BearshareI dont remember who banned me01:13
bazhangBearshare, generally speaking, trolling in other channels and asking for trolling tips is not a confidence builder when you say you have been well behaved01:18
BearshareWhen did I do that? I must have been joking01:18
bazhangBearshare, just now and earlier in ##hardware01:29
bazhangrohff94, hi, thanks for joining01:29
BearshareWhat?01:29
rohff94no welcome , i am happy to be with you01:29
BearshareI am banned in hardware01:29
Bearshareor rather devoiced01:29
bazhangBearshare, you are welcome to discuss with jussi01 for the #ubuntu ban however01:29
Bearsharewhere is he01:30
bazhangrohff94, just a moment please01:30
rohff94ok bazhang01:30
bazhangBearshare, he does not seem to be around right now, please try re-joining this channel later.01:33
BearshareNo01:34
BearshareUnban me from ubuntu offtopic01:34
FlannelBearshare: That's not how this works01:34
bazhangBearshare, ban removals are not on-demand01:34
BearshareThey were with ##mac and I was banned there for MONTHS01:35
FlannelBearshare: this isn't ##mac, nor is it ##hardware.01:37
Bearsharewhat exactly were my reasons for being banned from ubuntu and ubuntu-offtopic?01:38
naliothBearshare: you've been requested to return when jussi01 is around01:39
naliothto return, you must leave01:39
Bearshareno01:39
Flannelbantracker is difficult on w3m.  Although, thank you jussi01, it's much better than it used to be.01:40
Flannels/difficult/slow/01:40
bazhangrohff94, as we discussed yesterday, you and your bots are banned in #ubuntu , yet I saw you ban-evading there again yesterday after our conversation when you said you would stop.01:41
rohff94if i good understand you are banned me and now i have juste retire me from black list !!01:45
rohff94you have juste01:45
bazhangrohff94, there are several bans from repeated ban evasion, and again yesterday after you said you would stop; the main issue is your accessing other users ftp servers (either yourself or via your bot) as well as having a non-permitted bot in the channel.01:46
bazhangrohff94, these are all issues we discussed yesterday01:47
rohff94what do you want to explain me, i am banned for long times or not ? sorry but i ddon't spack english very well01:48
rohff94i translate with google01:49
rohff94yesterday i told you that i was sopped01:49
rohff94stopped01:49
bazhangrohff94, until the issue with the unauthorized bot's activity by your self is cleared up, the bans won't be removed (ie trying to access their ftp servers)01:50
bazhangrohff94, yes, you told me that, but then you re-joined the channel using a different IP address again.01:50
rohff94no it was not me01:51
rohff94i have one word01:51
bazhangrohff94, sure it was. I checked it carefully myself01:51
rohff94i want to explain you something01:52
rohff94juste 2 minutes01:52
rohff94please01:52
bazhangrohff94, please do01:52
rohff94Yesterday I told you I stopped, if I really wanted to fuck the trouble I would have done and you can not stop me, I have multiple IP addresses not only from (Algeria) but from many access in the world, i am security professional, I made this bot for  my little brother, it was just a test for showing to my little borther a security vulnirabilites  and i never test again02:00
rohff94it juste for that02:00
rohff94i dont make anything in theme server02:00
bazhangrohff94, and you just ban evaded again 25 minutes ago.02:01
rohff94i have just come02:01
rohff94you can say my IP02:01
rohff94ok man02:01
rohff94i am tired it's 03:0202:02
rohff94have a good night02:02
bazhangrepeated ban evasion, threats of more above ^^ seems staff should have a look at this ; rohff94 frequents #ubuntu-dz02:05
Flannelbazhang: @mark it02:06
Flannel(as well)02:06
mnainesI have a problem with an admin02:35
bazhangmnaines, you wish to discuss the channel policies of not allowing other linux support in #ubuntu ?02:36
mnainesI am disputing your violation of the code of conduct and your muting me for debating your refusal to assist a fellow Linux user in need AFTER he specifically said the rooms you directed him to were dead or dying02:36
bazhangmnaines, it is the channel policy; I asked you to join here long before you were muted.02:37
mnainesbazhang, since when does channel policy trump common sense?02:38
mnainesThe user in question specifically stated the rooms you directed him to were not as active as this one and he felt he could not get the help he needed in those rooms02:39
mnainesThat is why I questioned you02:39
geniimnaines: If you feel compelled to help a user with a different dist you can always /join #theirdistname  and assist them there02:40
mnainesHere is the user's exact statement from my logs: (07:58:38 PM) _20eric06_: Look, I'm asking here because there is nowhere else to ask, and there is barely any people here active so I don't see why I can't get any help for my DamnSmallLinux, so I'll start off saying that no, I'm not using Ubuntu02:41
mnainesgenii, Mr. Eric was refused help simply because he was not using Ubuntu despite the fact he stated there was nowhere else for him to ask02:41
geniimnaines: At that point in the conversation you could have told them something to the effect: Hang on and I'll join you in #damnsmalllinux and assist. Anyone who wanted to help them could have.02:42
mnainesgenii: Several other members of #ubuntu tried to assist him, but bazhang kept insisting he seek help elsewhere02:42
bazhangI am in there at the moment, and he has not asked for any assistance.02:42
mnainesgenii: I know nothing about damnsmalllinux so I could not have helped him anyway02:43
ubottuIdleOne called the ops in #ubuntu ([SomikadzE])02:43
mnainesgenii: His question was something about hooking up a DSL connection02:43
mnainesbazhang, knowing your attitude towards him, he probably got fed up and signed offline...I would have, too02:45
geniimnaines: The question he had is unimportant. The crux of the matter is that the channel policy is that the channel is for assistance with Ubuntu and not other distributions.02:45
bazhangmnaines, he is still in there. you are welcome to join us to resolve his issue02:45
geniibazhang: Exactly.02:45
mnainesgenii, that is why I am questioning it...People are acting like its some sort of "members only" club or something, and that refusal to help a fellow Linux user in need is why I am upset...He specifically said he cannot get help elsewhere02:46
mnainesgenii: since when did following the rules mean doing away with common sense?02:46
bazhangmnaines, it is a ubuntu support only channel.02:46
mnainesWhich is more important to you, ensuring Linux users get the help they need, or following the channel rules to the letter?02:47
bazhangthe channel rules.02:47
mnainesWhy am I not surprised?02:47
bazhangthey can get help in ##linux or #theirdistro02:47
mnainesThis is what happens when a "members-only" mentality meets a "help others regardless" mentality02:47
geniimnaines: Someone may have taken pity on him and wanted to assist which is fine. but not to assist in the ubuntu channel. Any other, whether the one for what dist they need help with, or some -offtopic or even by private message.02:48
mnainesgenii: Clearly you did not understand me02:48
mnainesgenii: Why I questioned bazhang was because the user in question specifically said he had nowhere else to go for help02:48
Flannelmnaines: Support of other distros in #ubuntu causes additional noise, and can cause problems when there are differences in the way of doing something.02:49
Flannelmnaines: Someone can come in, midway through support, and either a) learn something inaccurate for ubuntu, or b) attempt to assist, and assume Ubuntu, and then help incorrectly.02:49
bazhangmnaines, channel policy was in place long before I joined up :)02:49
geniimnaines: "common sense" is to ask for help in the appropriate channel. If that fails a plea in a non-appropriate channel is fine. But giving the actuasl support there is not fine or common-sense because it is irrelevant to the channel purpose.02:50
FlannelIt's a problem for not only the other people getting support, but also for the individuals who are being offtopic (even if that offtopicness is support for something else)02:50
mnainesFlannel: (07:58:38 PM) _20eric06_: Look, I'm asking here because there is nowhere else to ask, and there is barely any people here active so I don't see why I can't get any help for my DamnSmallLinux, so I'll start off saying that no, I'm not using Ubuntu  <<<He was very specific in what distribution he was using02:50
Flannelmnaines: Yes, what about my above statement did you not understand?02:50
mnainesFlannel: What part of my point do you not understand?  He had nowhere else to go for help02:50
Flannelmnaines: There's #ubuntu-offtopic if no where else.02:51
naliothmnaines: i disagree.  there are several other channels he could have received help in02:51
mnainesHow would you all feel if you needed help, you had no place to go for help, and nobody would help you?02:51
FlannelBut as I said, people don't always read scrollback, please read all of what I said before replying.02:51
Flannelmnaines: I wouldn't go to #debian and ask about SuSE stuff.02:51
FlannelAnother channel I'm in has this factoid: I tried to buy a Renault in a Renault shop, but there were no salesmen available, so I came into this Ford shop. Why won't you sell me a Renault?!02:51
Flannelmnaines: The correct help for said person is to direct them to a venue in which they *can* get help.02:52
mnainesFlannel, which did not happen...The rooms in question are nowhere near as active02:53
FlannelIf no one's in the DSL channel, and you feel like helping, enter the DSL channel and provide DSL support.02:53
mnainesFlannel: I know nothing about DSL, so I could not help him...02:53
nalioththat does not put the onus of help upon us, mnaines02:53
Flannelmnaines: I'm not really sure why you think #ubuntu is a catch-all channel.02:53
mnainesFlannel, go into Yahoo chat rooms for a few weeks and you will see what I mean...Most of Yahoo's chat rooms are either dead or they have destabilized so much nobody stays on the room topic anymore02:54
Flannelmnaines: I don't see how that relates at all.02:54
Flannel*surely* people out there use DSL, and provide DSL support.  I can't imagine that there's a population of zero.02:55
naliothmnaines: #ubuntu is for support of Ubuntu for all the reasons stated above.  "off topic support" (which includes damnsmallinux) may start in #ubuntu-offtopic, and can also be had in ##linux02:55
mnainesFlannel: Go into the DSL room and compare its activity to that of Ubuntu and you will see what I mean02:55
naliothfor DSL issues, there are ##networking and ##hardware02:55
naliothmnaines: is there anything else?02:56
Flannelmnaines: some rooms are bigger than others, what's your point?02:56
Flannelnalioth: damn small linux, not digital subscriber line ;)02:56
mnainesnalioth: Actually, there is...Why do you guys keep treating these rooms like "members-only" clubs?  Why do you think following the rules to the letter is more important than ensuring people get help02:56
Flannelmnaines: Remaining ontopic is important everywhere.02:57
naliothmnaines: we are getting circular here.  is there anything else we can help you with?02:57
mnainesFlannel: It may be important, but you have to ask yourself which is more important, staying on room topic or helping those who need it02:57
Flannelmnaines: Even if you don't agree with channel policies, you're expected to follow them (or you're free to not follow them, if you're willing to live with the consequences)02:57
geniimnaines: We are all members of the linux club. Anyone who wanted to assist could have offered to. But not to assist in the #ubuntu channel proper with an unrelated distribution.02:58
bazhangmnaines, you have been unmuted; please remain on topic in #ubuntu02:58
mnainesFlannel: I know what the rules are...I did not come here to debate the rules...I came in here to question why a fellow Linux user did not get the help they needed all because they did not stay on topic02:58
Flannelmnaines: Because being offtopic isn't allowed.02:59
mnainesThis place reminds me of Microsoft Tech Support...If its not a Microsoft product, they don't know anything about it and can't or won't help you02:59
naliothmnaines: #ubuntu is confusing enough as it is.  to add DSL/Gentoo/debian/fedora/etc support into the mix would make it simply unusable.  is there anything else we can help you with?03:00
Flannelelaborating on that last statement a bit, when it becomes unusuable, *no* one gets proper support.03:00
geniimnaines: If you go to MS Win2K support and are using XP they refer you to XP support.03:00
mnainesgenii: And the XP support is nonexistant...People in that room have no idea what they are talking about03:01
FlannelJust like if you ask about bug triage, we refer you to #ubuntu-bugs03:01
Flannelmnaines: And that's the fault of the 2K people why?03:01
mnainesI've been a Windows user since Windows 3.x/MS-DOS Shell days and I've seen time and time again people know nothing about Windows03:02
mnainesI've even been Windows tech support myself...Its all scripted03:02
mnainesMicrosoft gives their tech support people a script and whenever someone calls, you have to read from that script03:02
mnainesIf the problem isn't on the script, you're stuck03:03
naliothmnaines: is there anything else we can help you with?  if not, please respect our /topic03:03
mnainesBasically, my point here is this...I've been on both ends of the tech support field, so I know how hard it is for people to get the help they need03:04
mnainesIts not as simple as directing them to a room dedicated to their problem03:04
mnainesIt would be like calling the police and instead getting told you're outside their jurisdiction so the county sheriff is responding instead and the nearest sheriff's office is over an hour away...Good luck getting the help you need03:05
naliothmnaines: if you do not have another topic, please part the channel03:06
geniiBleh.03:07
bazhang##linux-overflow ?03:07
FlannelHe was standoffish the other day too, but I don't remember what about.03:07
Flannelnothing terribly important03:08
bazhangchatting about hardware iirc03:08
geniiI must be cranky, thats the second person I wanted to just slap around for their annoyance factor03:08
bazhanghehe03:08
* bazhang hands genii a big mug of coffee03:08
geniiYay, coffee!!!03:09
geniibazhang: Thanks, needed that03:09
bazhanggenii, just waking up myself :)03:09
naliothmnaines: can we help you?03:10
mnainesYeah...Explain to me what this code of conduct means and why ops can violate it but nobody else can: We expect members of the Ubuntu community to be respectful when dealing with other contributors as well as with people outside the Ubuntu project, and with users of Ubuntu.03:11
mnainesNotice the "As well as with people outside the Ubuntu project" section03:12
naliothmnaines: i am sorry if you did not understand our previous conversation.  there's really not much else to say on this.03:13
mnainesnalioth: you are all about following the rules to the letter, which is what our previous discussion was about, and it puzzles me as to why that particular rule is routinely violated03:14
Flannelmnaines: If you believe the CoC has been violated, you can file a complaint with the CC and they'll investigate it.03:14
naliothmnaines: i suggest you reread what was said in here earlier03:15
mnainesnalioth: one last thing before I go - Respect has to be earned, just like money03:15
* genii sips his coffee and tries to recover the last 10 minutes of his life03:16
elkyFlannel, you mean the IRCC, right?03:22
FlannelI meant the CC, but IRCC would be valid.  Depends on how he wants to frame his complaint, a CC violation, where we're all eating babies, or challenging the IRC guidelines, which tell people to eat babies.03:25
* genii feels sudden hunger pangs03:26
naliothhttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/21/sears_baby_roaster/03:27
geniinalioth: Really?03:28
* nalioth is only the reporter03:28
geniiAh, their site got defaced. Still funny.03:29
jdonggenii: apparently the site accepts certain user input as a part of the rendering cache.03:33
geniiMust be IIS03:34
genii;)03:34
mnainesI found one useful benefit from helping people with off-topic or even on-topic stuff04:08
mnainesI think of it as "teaching a classroom"...In a room as large as #ubuntu, there are most likely other people with similar problems, so rather than having to assist each of them individually, they can all learn from the help one guy is getting with that very problem04:09
mnainesMakes the whole process go a lot faster04:09
Flannel!pm04:13
ubottuPlease ask your questions in the channel so that other people can help you, benefit from your questions and answers, and ensure that you're not getting bad advice. Please note that some people find it rude to be sent a PM without being asked for permission to do so first.04:13
Flannelyes, we know that.04:13
geniiI have a feeling they'll just keep popping in all night hammering on the same subject.04:16
bazhangheh04:18
bazhanghe pre-emptively PM'ed me before this latest 'update'04:18
bazhangI need a break04:34
geniiI'm out for tonight ...  break a leg04:47
MsMacojussi01: you around?04:48
bazhanghehe04:49
MsMacohis quassel core is too new for karmic's quassel client as of umm... 2200 UTC today04:50
MsMacoer, yesterday04:50
elkyMsMaco, good day, sir.04:50
* elky hides behind bazhang04:50
MsMacothis'd be the two different clients thing04:50
MsMacothe quassel core is online as maco and i cant connect quassel client to it because the core has a newer protocol04:51
bazhangoh that's cool. so you can connect from anywhere to that core?04:51
* genii hears some complaint about the quassel core and comes back04:52
MsMacoyeah04:52
MsMacoits like a gui version of screen/irssi04:53
geniiMsMaco: I had to recompile tonight as well for it, he updated the core to protocol 1004:53
MsMacoyeah i see that04:54
MsMacohe's obviously not running karmic on tehre, cuz karmic has matching core & client04:54
geniiMsMaco: I'm running Karmic here. I got the snapshot tar from the quassel git site, untarred and did cmake then a make and sudo make install which added the right one04:56
MsMacook04:57
geniiMsMaco: http://git.quassel-irc.org/?p=quassel.git;a=snapshot;h=e866d53f275ece64b7c6d173f4135876835caea7;sf=tgz               which gets the snapshot04:57
MsMacotoday's?04:58
geniiYup04:58
bazhangmnaines is seriously getting on my nerves with all his directives04:58
geniisomething like from 4 hours ago04:58
geniibazhang: Well, if they are the ones willing to "hold their hands" of the users which need that, it will keep them busy and out of trouble04:59
bazhanggenii, oddly enough, for all his talk of 'teaching to the classroom' if he is stumped he advises users to 'just google it' :/05:00
geniiHypocrite :)05:02
bazhangah he quit05:03
genii:)05:04
geniiMsMaco: You OK with the compiling or need me to hang around ? midnight here and work tomorrow05:05
MsMacoi can compile alright. im thinking i might just package it to avoid spew05:05
geniiOK, cool05:06
geniiGoodnight (again )05:06
bazhangnight :)05:06
ikoniawork time - please keep an eye on vince in #ubuntu06:58
geniibazhang: Ah, you got him (Nehyx)15:07
ubottuGnea called the ops in #ubuntu (Nehyx continues to flood/spam #ubuntu)15:07
bazhanggenii, waiting for him this time15:07
genii:)15:08
bazhanglooks like he wants to get #kubuntu as well15:08
geniiBah15:09
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Nehyxhello16:05
Nehyxsorry for flood in #ubuntu16:05
Myrttia-ha16:05
NehyxI was angry, I spoke with staff16:05
Myrttiand?16:05
elky!guidelines16:06
ubottuThe guidelines for using the Ubuntu channels can be found here: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/IrcGuidelines16:06
Nehyxjust say sorrry16:06
Nehyxelky: I know16:06
Nehyxbut I was angry at this moment16:07
elkyand what makes us sure that you're not going to lash out like that every time you're angry?16:07
Nehyxelky: I am saying sorry, I am not asking unban16:07
Myrttigreat16:07
elkyah ok.16:08
Myrttiapology acknowledged16:08
elkywell thanks for the apology.16:08
NehyxI know, I flooded, and I should be banned16:08
Myrttisurprisingly, you are16:08
Nehyxyeah16:08
elkyit's more than just flooding too, you staged a personal attack and said awful things as well.16:08
NehyxI know16:09
Nehyxok, I go now16:09
Nehyxthanks for your time and sorry16:09
elkyi'd like to see an apology from him to erUSUL before that's lifted, because that just played out as 'sorry for flooding' with 'oh yeah, that too' tacked on when the other issues were mentioned.16:11
mneptokelky: sorry i spilled some coffee on your counter. and yeah, i guess i'm sorry for stabbing you repeatedly with that truck, too.16:14
elkymneptok, the only thing missing is 'but'16:16
mneptoka lot of women tell me that. can;t you just love me for my mind?16:18
jussi01elky: mark on the bt then ;)16:19
elky@mark16:19
ubottu(mark [<channel>] <nick|hostmask> [<comment>]) -- Creates an entry in the Bantracker as if <nick|hostmask> was kicked from <channel> with the comment <comment>, if <comment> is given it will be uses as the comment on the Bantracker, <channel> is only needed when send in /msg16:19
elky@mark Nehyx <elky> i'd like to see an apology from him to erUSUL before that's lifted, because that just played out as 'sorry for flooding' with 'oh yeah, that too' tacked on when the other issues were mentioned.16:20
ubottuThe operation succeeded.16:20
nikoelky: perhaps you remember, on #ubuntu-irc http://pastebin.com/d155b830316:28
ikonianiko: well noted16:43
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geniiHehe "composting_manager" as opposed to "compositing_manager" has to be one of my favourite typos18:50
topyliyou use a composting window damager18:52
geniiYes, I admit it :)18:53
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theycould be "composting mangler"18:58
nikoor mono capable18:59
geniieagles has been allowed back into #k I see19:08
jussi01genii: you have checked its not an accidental ban evade?19:34
jussi01JanC: juliux Nafallo, we are clearing out all idlers as per what was decided RE: core channels at the last IRC meeting. If you are not an operator in one of the channels listed on: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IrcTeam/Scope then we politely ask you to leave. If you are and need voice, please ping one of the IRCC members and we will voice you.19:35
* genii ponders "accidental" in the same sentence as "ban evade"19:36
jussi01genii: just check it ;)19:37
macoisps reset dhcp leases sometimes. its possible19:38
macowhere it = accidental ban evasion19:38
Myrttioh christ, I'm an op on too many of those channels19:39
jussi01hehe19:40
jussi01maco: exactly my point19:40
FlannelI don't see a ban (even a removed one) in #k19:40
geniiFlannel: Thats what I'm also seeing. I thought ikonia had +b him in a number of different channels including #k19:42
Flanneltheres one on k-devel19:43
FlannelMight check the ban list in the channel, just to make sure19:43
macocan i touch the bantracker yet?19:43
jussi01maco: hrm, I got lazy, so unless tsimpson has sorted you19:44
jussi01maco: can you try @login here?19:44
maco@login19:44
ubottuError: Your hostmask doesn't match or your password is wrong.19:44
macothat looks like no19:44
jussi01right. lemme see...19:44
ikoniamnaines: hey - thanks for joining19:56
mnainesI'm not in a good mood today...All I am going to say is, respect has to be earned19:56
ikoniaand you've not earned it19:57
ikoniait's a two way street19:57
ikoniarespect the rules of the channel and there won't be any problems19:57
mnainesI feel no need to earn it if I am not going to get it in return19:57
ikoniayou where spoken to politley19:57
ikoniayou where advised/requested to keep the channel topic19:57
ikoniathat was polite and respectful19:57
mnainesI've been back-stabbed so many times I don't trust anyone but myself anymore19:57
macomnaines: do you feel the need to remain in that channel? if so, follow its rules19:58
ikoniathat is not a reason to not follow the rules19:58
mnainesikonia: I come from Yahoo's chat rooms...I'm a newbie to IRC...In Yahoo's chat rooms, people are allowed to talk about whatever they want, even if it is off-topic19:58
ikoniamnaines: that's understandable19:58
ikonia!guidelines > mnaines19:58
ubottumnaines, please see my private message19:58
juliuxjussi01: ok, just for the recors you can reach the ops for the german channels at #ubuntu-de-op19:58
ikoniamnaines: check out the guidlines ubottu has just sent you in a pm19:59
ikoniamnaines: also - check /topic in #ubuntu, it's a good starter19:59
ikoniamnaines: the bottom line is support discussion only, no bad language, and be polite to people19:59
mnainesI have bot sentry enabled...I can't get IMs from people not on my contact list19:59
Flannel!guidelines19:59
macothen you may want to add ubottu19:59
ubottuThe guidelines for using the Ubuntu channels can be found here: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/IrcGuidelines19:59
ikonia!guidelines | mnaines19:59
ubottumnaines: please see above19:59
ikoniaha19:59
mnainesI know what the rules are...We went over this yesterday20:00
ikoniathen why are you not respecting them20:00
ikoniaand why are you using being new and not knowing as an excuse20:00
mnainesikonia: Maybe I should be the one asking why you're thinking of these rooms as "members-only clubs" where if you don't have Ubuntu or don't talk about Ubuntu, you don't belong20:01
macomnaines: #ubuntu-offtopic exists for a reason20:01
ikoniamnaines: it's not a members only club - it's an ubuntu only support channel20:01
ikoniamnaines: if you can't deal with that fact - then don't join the channel20:01
ikoniamnaines: it's that simple - I'm not going to allow last nights ranting continue20:01
mnainesThe reason its so crowded is you have both experienced Ubuntu users and Ubuntu newbies and there's no channel for the newbies to go20:01
ikoniamnaines: the channel works fine as is20:02
macoyou've got it a bit backwards. that channel is full of newbie questions being answered. advanced questions are the ones that get fewer answers, but then advanced questions tend to just get googled anyway20:02
ikoniamnaines: anyway - I hope I've made the conditions of using the #ubuntu channel clear now,20:03
ikoniamnaines: please feel free to return to using it if you feel you can follow the rules of the channel20:04
mnainesmaco, I've always held the belief that there is no such thing as a stupid question, and I was raised to help people regardless...My parents would have puppies if they found out I was turning someone in need away simply because they didn't talk about anything I knew20:04
macomnaines: so then help people in there instead of gabbing about your street cred20:04
mnainesmaco, last time I tried that, I got muted because the subject wasn't on-topic20:04
ikoniamnaines: please feel free to re-join #ubuntu as long as you feel you can abide by the rules20:05
ikoniamnaines: I only asked you here to make it %100 clear the rules and that you understand them20:05
ikoniayou have acknolwedged you have, it is now your choice if you follow them or not20:05
mnainesMaybe you should read the rules yourself, especially the one about respecting others...It specifically says "We expect all channel users to treat others with respect and consideration.  This includes people outside the ubuntu project"20:06
macoi have seen no signs of disrespect20:06
ikoniamnaines: I have treated you with respect and politley20:07
mnainesSo you don't call turning someone away simply because they don't use Ubuntu a sign of disrespect?20:07
ikoniaI feel it importatnt to be %100 clear with the terms and conditions20:07
ikoniamnaines: no - that is following the channels topic20:07
ikoniamnaines: this will not be discussed again20:07
ikoniamnaines: you have a choice - follow the channel topic/rules - or don't use the channel20:07
ikoniaI'm being to the point as this was gone over in great detail last night20:07
macomnaines: let's say you call Dell for computer help...but you've got an HP, not a Dell.  Would you consider it disrespectful for them to tell you to call HP?20:08
mnainesOh, geez...Remind me never to come here again...If following the rules is more important than simple common sense and dignity, this is not a place I feel I am going to get adequate help20:08
ikoniamnaines: it is your choice if you use the channel or not20:08
ikoniamnaines: I'm just making you %100 aware for the conditions of using the channel20:08
mnainesMaco, yes...I would expect them to at least give me information about a reputable HP dealer that I could go to20:09
ikoniamnaines: I think this has been explained clearly now20:09
jussi01Lads and Ladies, While I am sure you all mean well, its usually best to leave dealing with issues to one or maybe 2 people at a time. too many voices can be confusing and frustrating. PM'ing the op who is chatting to the uuser can be helpful if you feel they are missing something.20:10
ikonia@mark #ubuntu-ops mnaines had the rules of #ubuntu clearly explained20:10
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ikoniaif mnaines starts of again, I would suggest removing him from the channel as he appears keen to make an issue20:10
ikonia(for anyone reading back)20:11
geniiFlannel: mnaines is giving you grief again I see20:33
FlannelAnd now he's banned20:34
geniiWas bound to happen, sadly20:34
mnainesOk...Now I'm pissed20:34
nikosorry Flannel20:35
Flannelniko: for what?20:35
mnainesI got banned from Ubuntu because I was trying to tell someone the disadvantages to using Vista20:35
nikofor the quiet20:35
Flannelniko: Oh, you're just faster than I am.  Ninja ops, and all.20:35
mnainesNow people in that room are IMing me with things like "OMG!  You just got banned for hating Vista?"20:36
ikoniamnaines: you where explained the topic of the channel quite clearly20:37
ikoniamnaines: you where asked to stop20:37
ikoniayou continued to argue20:37
mnainesikonia: I was trying to explain to someone the disadvantages to using Vista...Its not my fault Flannel didn't want me to talk the guy out of using Vista20:37
ikoniamnaines: no - you where not20:37
ikoniamnaines: you where making things up about hardware costs and other random comments20:37
ikoniamnaines: you where warned about this20:38
mnainesikonia: That was based on my own personal experiences20:38
ikoniamnaines: you where starting a tedious anti-vista rant20:38
ikoniamnaines: and you know it20:38
ikoniamnaines: I suggest you take 48 hours out of #ubuntu to think about if you can abide by the rules of the channel one more time, then come back and discuss it with us20:38
mnainesikonia: Listen...This conflict arose because Flannel doesn't want me trying to talk someone out of using Vista...I've used it myself, I know what it requires...Don't think I'm stupid because I am not20:39
ikoniaI didn't say you where stupid20:40
mnainesYou're acting like I am20:40
ikoniaI said you where miss-leading someone and in my opinion trying to provoke anti-vista discussion20:40
ikoniamnaines: you where spoke to less than an hour ago about the topic of #ubuntu - it is Ubuntu support only20:40
mnainesMisleading?  How is explaining the disadvantages of a particular operating system misleading?20:40
ikoniamnaines: you're not there to convince him of if he wants vista or not20:40
ikonianor to give out random figures as to how much it costs to run a vista PC20:41
mnainesikonia: The individual in question was discussing dual-booting Vista and Ubuntu because he needs photoshop for work20:41
ikoniamnaines: ok - so help him dual boot20:41
ikoniaor offer gimp20:41
mnainesikonia, I did offer Gimp, but he said he needs photoshop20:41
ikoniaok - so help him dual boot and help with wine20:42
mnainesI asked him how much RAM he had and he said 2GB, and from my own personal experience, the Windows Vista Aero Desktop required at least that much20:42
ikoniamaybe even offer advise that windows may not be the best tool for him20:42
ikoniathat's not ubuntu's concern20:42
ikoniahe wasn't asking for help with windows20:42
ikoniahe was asking for help with ubuntu20:42
ikoniahelp him dual boot, point him to ##windows for windows support / advice20:42
mnainesHis original question was how to get GRUB to read the MBR after installing Vista20:42
ikoniamnaines: ok - so help with that20:42
mnainesI don't even know that myself...20:43
jussi01!grub20:43
ubottuGRUB is the default Ubuntu boot manager. Lost GRUB after installing Windows? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestoreGrub - GRUB how-tos: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto20:43
FlannelSo, let someone else answer it20:43
ikoniamnaines: then don't comment20:43
ikoniamnaines: let someone who does know help20:43
mnainesikonia: The reason I'm upset is because I feel I got banned for telling someone the disadvantages to a particular program or configuration...Something I have yet to see anyone in that room do20:43
ikoniamnaines: someone asked for help with grub you asked to see his system spec to see if he could dual boot20:44
ikoniaplease20:44
ikoniamnaines: then you went on telling people about your windows experience and costs20:44
mnainesI don't ever recommend dual-booting...I'm a tech support guy myself and I have not once even recommended it to any of my clients20:44
ikoniamnaines: I suggest you take 48 hours out of #ubuntu and think about if you can participate in #ubuntu without becoming an issue20:45
ikoniamnaines: if you don't recommend it - be quiet and let someone who CAN and WILL help him help it20:45
ikoniamnaines: I don't support wubi - so I ignore wubi questions unless I'm confident I can resolve them20:45
mnainesikonia: Why should I let other people blow sunshine up another person's ringpiece?20:45
ikoniamnaines: helping someone is not blowing sunshine up someones bottom20:45
ikoniamnaines: so - I'll make this clear now as it's clear you have your own ajenda20:46
ikoniamnaines: take 48 hours out of #ubuntu and think about if and how you want to rejoin the channel20:46
ikoniathen come back and discuss it.20:46
mnainesikonia: My agenda is telling people the whole truth about a particular product or feature, not trying to talk them into using it...I tell them the whole truth about something then let them decide from there if they want to use it20:46
ikoniamnaines: then you won't be able to participate in the #ubuntu channel at this time20:47
mnainesClearly you guys have never dealt with people like me who actually have enough common sense to let people decide for themselves what they want AFTER they are given all the information they need to make their decision20:47
ikoniamnaines: please come back if you feel you can abide by the channel rules20:48
mnainesikonia, its not that I don't want to abide by the channel rules, its that you guys are being way too strict about these rules...20:48
mnainesI've never seen people as narrow-minded as you guys20:48
ikoniamnaines: if you don't like the channel rules, I suggest there are plenty of other channels where you guidence may be more ontopic20:49
mnainesYou guys give new meaning to "my way or the highway"20:49
mnainesI don't disagree with the channel rules...I disagree with how they are enforced20:49
mnainesThere is a difference20:50
ikoniamnaines: ok - well please come back if you feel you can abide by how the ubuntu channel rules are managed20:50
mnainesI'm not saying I can't or won't abide by the rules...I'm saying I feel you guys are being way too strict about the rules...Ease up and let people help if they can20:50
ikoniamnaines: no20:51
ikoniamnaines: the channel rules are for ubuntu support only20:51
ikoniamnaines: that has been made clear to you20:51
ikoniamnaines: there are other channels available if you feel this is too strict a policy20:51
mnainesI understand that...But since when did "support" mean selling someone on a particular product or configuration?20:51
ikoniamnaines: no-one sold him anything. He asked for dual boot help, you offered him gimp, he said he WANTED windows, you went on to tell him, he didn't and the fantasty costs20:52
ikoniamnaines: anyway - I've made my poisition clear now20:52
ikoniamnaines: please come back if and when you feel you can abide by the policy20:52
mnainesI can abide by them...I've already told you that...Its just that I have a totally different way of offering help to people, and it causes conflict wherever I go20:53
ikoniamnaines: you cannot abide by them currently, - you where told the rules and broke them less than 30 minutes after having them explained20:54
ikoniamnaines: take 48 hours out and come back and we'll discuss removing the ban then IF you can abide by the rules20:54
mnainesikonia, why does it matter?  I can just find ways around the ban...20:55
ikoniamnaines: no problem, if you chose to do that it will progress with freenode20:55
ikoniamnaines: but now that you've made that point clear this discussion is over20:55
ikonia@mark #ubuntu-ops mnaines banned 30 minutes after having the rules explained to him. Has an issue in multiple locations with how he offers help. Will review in 48 hours although gut feeling is not positive about users attitude - wants to be an issue20:57
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ikoniajussi01 is easy to blame21:02
jussi01its always my fault...21:03
macoso um in all seriousness, i told the bot in a PM @register maco <password> and t didnt respond. and then jussi01 tried to do something and it said maco's not recognized user. and then we started scratching our heads21:03
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ikoniaa remote support technician who doesn't know how to deal with grub ?21:31
macomaybe he's a windows tech21:33
geniiHm. !install could use some updating, refers to Dapper21:33
JanCjussi01: okay, I'm not an op in one of those channels, so I'll leave...  ツ21:33
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nikowarning on <?DrSatan> is there an ubuntu christian edition channel?22:38
bazhangyeah saw that22:38
Priceymnaines: hasn't PM'd me22:39
bazhanglucky for you :)22:39
ikoniaPricey: should he have22:40
Pricey21:37:36 < Pricey> mnaines: Available for PM?22:40
Pricey21:37:45 < Whitor> H its Vince with SLAP CHOP!22:40
Pricey21:37:53 < ejv> i hope he's surrounded by all the useless sh*t he tried to sell, in hell22:40
Pricey21:37:54 < mnaines> Pricey, I got Bot Sentry enabled, so I need to IM you first22:40
ikoniawas this today ?22:40
topyliPricey: he seems to think you mean AIM :\22:41
topyliikonia: just now22:41
ikoniaoh yes22:41
Priceyah well, things quietenned down anyway22:41
topylicarpal tunnel i assume22:45
ikoniahello McPeter22:47
McPeterhello22:48
ikoniahow can we help22:48
McPeterjust to look ..22:48
ikoniaMcPeter: check out the /topic in the channel22:48
McPeteryes i see22:48
ikoniasuper22:48
McPeterjust to look ..<-- :)22:48
McPeteri go22:48
PriceyDo we have to be that quick to pounce on those such as Ubuntu Members?22:55
ikonianot at all22:55
ikoniaI didn't expect him to leave that quick22:55
Priceyokies22:55
ikoniaI was about to ask if there was anything specific, but he moved quick22:56
macotopyli, Pricey: i think he's using pidgin for irc22:57
Priceymaco: thanks, i'm not too worried, things are quieter now22:57
* genii makes some cookies and prepares a pot of coffee22:59
KB1JWQThat was me that snagged the flood from Marvin-- sorry about that, thought I was in ##linux. :-(23:17
=== they is now known as vorian
bazhangwho marvin is doing it in #kubuntu as well23:25
bazhangerr whoa23:25
geniiMez: Perhaps premature with Marv in #k since he started to explain what his actual issue was. Not that I'm complaining since they were annoying.23:28
MezFlood in one channel, make bad in another... kick23:29
geniiI'm all for that23:29

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