Re: List-etiquette (was: long and rambling)
Re: List-etiquette (was: long and rambling)
- Subject: Re: List-etiquette (was: long and rambling)
- From: J Nozzi <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 16:39:42 -0500
Ouch!!! I wonder how many of those *I* am guilty of! They're all good
points, though. The biggest problem that bugs me, though, are those who
immediately reply with "RTFM".
When someone asks a question that can be answered just by looking at
the method signature, that's one thing. But if someone actually posts a
request for clarification and has obviously read (but misunderstood)
the "$@#$#*@ manual", nobody benefits from a trite remark. Especially
if the remark is followed by "look at the archives." If nobody asks
those obvious questions and nobody answers them, they'll never end up
in the archives to begin with, right? ;-)
It's all about building a knowledge base. From the mundane to the
so-advanced-it-should-be-in-an-assembly-forum, it's all the same: If
you don't ask, you'll never know. Additionally, some concepts can be
understood when explained once. Others, however, require a few
explanations from a few different angles before they finally click in
some peoples' heads. I know that because I'm one of those people. ;-)
So, while I agree we should all follow etiquette AND NOT FRIGGIN
SHOUT AT ONE-ANOTHER, nor ask brain-dead questions, we should also add
as many good descriptions from as many angles as possible to the
archives. Or post a link to the best description so that when someone
searches for info under a particular keyword (right or wrong) they'll
always find a link to the appropriate information. That alone would cut
down on repetitive posts, no?
Just my 0.00794723 Euros. ;-)
- J
On Feb 5, 2004, at 3:35 PM, mmalcolm crawford wrote:
"How To Ask Questions The Smart Way"
<http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html>
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