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Re: OT: In defence of ``newbie-picking'' (was:Re: MS Project 2003)



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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