Re: OT: In defence of ``newbie-picking'' (was:Re: MS Project 2003)
From: Hal Vaughan (hal_at_thresholddigital.com)
Date: 07/26/05
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To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 12:03:29 -0400
On Tuesday 26 July 2005 11:04 am, Josh Battles wrote:
> Hal Vaughan said:
> > We can use whatever excuse we want, but I've found that the way clueless
> > newbies are treated on this list is just plain rotten. There are polite
> > ways to say RTFM, but it seems to many are in a hurry to shout RTFMA and
> > excuse themselves as "just trying to tell them what to do" (or something
> > similar).
>
> Another list I'm on is *brutal* about that. If you pose a newbie question,
> the responses you get (if you're lucky enough to get a response) are either
> "RTFM" or "check the archives." This list isn't all that bad in
> comparison.
The lesser of two evils is not necessarily good, and just because someone else
does worse is not an excuse to not do one's best.
Hal
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