[Cumbria] My Word!!!

Ken Hough cumbria at mailman.lug.org.uk
Sat Jan 11 10:29:22 2003


Michael Saunders wrote:

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>On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Ken Hough wrote:
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>>Experience in other areas has shown me that at the first sniff of a
>>guru, newbies tend to head for the hills.
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>Probably depends on the field -- certainly in some places, like learning
>the Piano or a sport say, having a guru around can provide superb help.  
>And as long as he/she isn't elitist and intolerant of newcomers, a guru in
>the computing world can give much great assistance too (I've learnt a lot
>from talking to or being in the presence of long-time experienced users).
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>Mike
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OK.  My comment was a bit OTT to make a point.

Ken