Re: OT: In defence of ``newbie-picking'' (was:Re: MS Project 2003)
Hal Vaughan said:
> 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.
I'm not advocating harassing newbie users at all, just making a statement
that this list is much better than another that I'm on. I've found this list
to be relatively friendly.
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- Josh
www.omg-stfu.com
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