Flash Plugin install problem in Linux

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: The Linuxator
And no I don't considre my self very knwoldgable in Linux you can always see me around the forums asking for help with Linux in some more advanced issues ( like getting the extra trackpoint functions working in Fedora Core 4), but receiving none due to the presence of some ELITIST arrogant Linux knwoledgeable members that would like to deter other members from learning more by making them feel stupid even though members like me have a good solid background in Windows / Programming and PC hardware, but still they feel that everyone else is non-existant even though members like me are trying to learn the ways of Linux and make it a complete substitute for their Micro$oft OS
Therefore I after helping you want you to help me now.

The point is to get you to a level where you can learn on your own, like a 5 year old. I gave you documentation and tried to give you the commands you needed to get the stupid trackpad working. I don't have a thinkpad, so I cannot test the commands down to the letter to give you a working system, you had to try on your own. You ignored not only my commands, but the documentation. You failed.

How knowledgable of a programmer can you be if you can't apply a simple patch? Or read documenation on something? How do you learn something new in programming? How do you learn to use a particular API?

How ? well there is a small favoure I would like from you in return, you can accept to do it or refuse to , I will be helping you whenver the need arises anyway, but think about it if you want to, the favoure is that these ELITIST ARROGANT members need to receive our end of the message, to tell them that they are spoiling the joy of learning Linux for everyone else. and so I would like you to considre pasting what's below in you Signature.

You aren't trying.

I am an Anti-Elitist member please join me in the fight against elitists in AT forums by posting this in your sig , inorder to return AT forums to it's original path as a place where people can help and get help in all apects of computing.

I offered help, you wanted the answer. I tried to give you the means to find the answer instead. Boohoo.

So just think about it and tell me if you do appreciate getting help in here and if you would have got the help from some arrogant member that
feels that you should not learn things the way things should be i.e : SIMPLIFIED .

The simple answer is you have to try.

That's not the only way you can help, you might instead or with that look for those members here on the forums and when ever the need arises let them now that helping others is not a joke AT forums are mostly there for issues like the one you had either it's OS issue , hardware issue or whatever it is , it could be a personal issue in offtopic for example, no matter what the issue in here is they should be helpful not arrogant.

You didn't want help. It's that simple. Stop whining.

You typed up instructions for people to help them with this issue. Other people have made documentation on many many issues. Utilize the documentation that has been written. Read it, try it out. If you have questions about certain parts of the documentation, ask away. That would be the example of a good question.