I’m a moderator on a Yahoo! Group! related to a software testing app. The Group! is files-only, meaning there’s no discussion, it’s just a place to keep handy documents, applets etc. that help when using the main application. Everyone who signs up has to read and agree to a very brief piece of text stating that they understand this – being friendly, it gives them directions to an actual discussion group. Nonetheless every week or two someone will post a question. For example, here’s one from this morning:

Does any body have the automation framework document of Rational Robo.. please send it to {email deleted}

Note that the product is actually Rational Robot so not only is he asking a question where he shouldn’t, he can’t even ask it properly. Here’s the response that one of the other mods

You’re such a brute. Impetuous, headstrong, not too smart. I like that.

Come join me at http://lyris.dundee.net/read/?forum=sqa-suite-users

Ask for Alice

To clarify, the guy who sent the response is not called Alice. Not publicly anyway.