On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 10:51:08AM -0800, ben wrote:
| 2. the purpose of a mailing-list is to provide a place where even stupid
| questions can be asked.
The purpose of a maililng list is to provide a channel of
communication between a distributed group of people. It is not
necessarily appropriate or inappropriate for stupid questions. That
is up to the group of people on the list.
Before asking a question, see if the answer is already available. If
it isn't, or if it is too obscure, then people won't mind the
question. It is very annoying to answer a question with a good
explanation, then shortly (5 minutes, 5 hours, 1 day, 2 days,
whatever) see someone else ask the exact same question. The answer
has been given, take it. A stupid question is one that ask for the
answer that has already been given.
-D
--
Pleasant words are a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Proverbs 16:24