User:Macdaddy

For those who inadvertantly find themselves here and regard me as somehow "new"; I am not. I have created several articles over the years, but under other at least three user names that I no longer use, since about summer 2002 I reckon.

I no longer spend (waste!) that much time on Wikipaedia because it seems that bulk of people who are on it seem to be those who are still yet to complete their education; yet to find full employment; or yet to develop full and active social and sex lives, and families. Frankly working on your own private wiki or getting paid to do it properly is a far better investment in time.

Alas, Wikipaedia has sacrificed quality for quantity. You are likely to find yourself being rebuked by a spotty self-righteous student, or abused by a podgy American data-entry monkey, rather than engaging in the pleasant interchange of informed discussion with a rational and benign interlocuter. Of course, sites like Citizendium have imbeciles and would-be bullies on them too, but at least their academic reputations are on the line!

I am not interested in constructing a personal vanity page about my online exploits or discussing myself. I am not a Wiki-zealot, but I can become a Wiki-bear if someone prods me. I am not American, and I do not appreciate or understand American etiquette; so if you want to leave comments on my page and want to avoid causing offence, Google for British northern working-class etiquette first.

Friendliness costs nothing; and I rarely comment on others' pages unless they have incited me to do so. I generally delete all comments on the discussion page and replace with helpful information for potential ultracrepidaters (when I can be bothered, which is nowhere near as often as most users), because I prefer a clean desk; don't take offence. Patronising guidelines for leaving comments to me follow:

The Hexadecimal Internetwork Commandment Karass

1. Use e-mail only when it's the most efficient channel for your need.
2. Never print your e-mail.
3. Send nothing over e-mail that must be error-free.
4. Never delete names from your address book.
5. Never forward chain e-mail.
6. Never send e-mail when you're furious or exhausted.
7. Don't pass on rumour or innuendo about real people.
8. Nor should you do so about companies you work for or may work for one day.
9. Never substitute e-mail for a necessary face-to-face meeting.
0. Remember this hierarchy: first the meeting, then the phone call, then the voice mail, then the e-mail.
A. Your e-mail is hackable, retrievable, and can be used against you. Use only when absolutely necessary.
B. Invest in a spam filter.
C. Target your e-mail.
D. Write more carefully.
E. Reduce interruptions.
F. Get training.