[GNC] Negative attitudes [was: Re: Negative numbers]

[Dean Gibson]

I don't want to beat this dead horse too much more, but I do want to 
address an aspect of the general issue of entitlement that I have not 
seen addressed (and may not be immediately relatable to the current 
issue at hand):

It's one thing to complain about features that you want, or want 
differently.

It's entirely another thing to come on this forum and expect help because:

1. You don't understand the basics of how to use the operating system 
you have.  There are lots of books & other resources that are available 
to LEARN how to install/uninstall programs & find, create, delete, & 
backup your data, for whichever operating system you have chosen.

2. You are too cheap to buy Windows, & then need an education on using & 
navigating Linux.  (This isn't a Windows vs Linux thing; I run two Linux 
file servers at home, plus two at Amazon Web Services Linux servers for 
web/mail/dns/database services.)

3. You don't understand the basics of elementary accounting & 
bookkeeping, & repeatedly ask questions about how to do something in 
GnuCash, when in reality the answer is obvious to someone who has taken 
the time to LEARN (there's that word again). Again, there are lots of 
books & other resources that are available to LEARN basic bookkeeping & 
accounting.

4. You sign up for a 3rd party message system, because you don't want to 
deal with the current, EASY TO USE, system, & then complain here about 
getting duplicate messages, because you don't take the time to LEARN 
what you are doing or how things work.

There's an old saying about giving a man a fish vs. teaching him how to 
fish.

I used to offer help here, but it quickly became obvious to me that many 
questioners simply wanted to solve the immediate problem at hand, rather 
than LEARN concepts behind what they are asking.  So, I don't 
participate any more, but I read the message traffic, which reinforces 
my opinion.  Not sorry.  Sorry.

Sincerely, Dean