# Re: Respect (was Re: Symbol#to\_proc is just so beautiful)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-respect-was-re-symbol-to-proc-is-just-so-beautiful/94077>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 20, 2006, 2:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-respect-was-re-symbol-to-proc-is-just-so-beautiful/94077 "2006-04-20T02:39:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 2:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-respect-was-re-symbol-to-proc-is-just-so-beautiful/94077/1 "2006-04-20T02:39:04Z")

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> That’s ironic. You show a complete lack of regard for the (likely  
> busy) gateway operator and then complain that he may may be showing a  
> lack of regard for the community.

I don’t think so. Some of us depend on that Gateway. I’ve been patient  
for two weeks. And have asked nicely a number of times about the  
situation, without repsonse. How is it then disrespectuful to  
communicate how one is effected and how one perceives a situation and  
the actions of others?

> Don’t get me wrong, I miss the gateway too. I think it’s hurt Ruby  
> Quiz a good deal.

> But you want to “stop using Ruby” because the gateway is down? That  
> sounds pretty drastic to me.

Of course not. The point is the level of frustration for me --the it’s  
the kind of thing that makes one feel that way.

T.

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 3:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-respect-was-re-symbol-to-proc-is-just-so-beautiful/94077/2 "2006-04-20T03:03:32Z")

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On Apr 19, 2006, at 5:37 PM, TRANS wrote:

> > That’s ironic. You show a complete lack of regard for the (likely  
> > busy) gateway operator and then complain that he may may be showing a  
> > lack of regard for the community.
> 
> I don’t think so. Some of us depend on that Gateway. I’ve been patient  
> for two weeks. And have asked nicely a number of times about the  
> situation, without repsonse. How is it then disrespectuful to  
> communicate how one is effected and how one perceives a situation and  
> the actions of others?

Perhaps you should send the gateway admin a reasonable donation for  
dealing with the hassles of maintaining it and extra bandwidth costs  
they incur (and hassles of being berated by users of a _FREE_ service  
when it isn’t working).

I bet they’d appreciate a sum of say $50 and might even jump right on  
it for you if you sent $150.

If you truly depend on something it is worth paying for.

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