When you're a rank noob (was Re: Old Computer Parts)

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

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On 02/18/07 17:07, Hans du Plooy wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-02-18 at 22:02 +0100, Joe Hart wrote:
[snip]
> No matter how easy or difficult the question you ask, there will always
> be some smartass who tell to you go RTFM (which is often a longer
> sentence to type than the answer to your question).  Don't let it bother
> you.  Eric S. Raymond's advice is good advice, but I know people can be
> intimidated and/or confused by some documentation out there.  Heck,
> after more than 10 years of using linux some projects' documentation
> still overwhelm me.  If you know absolutely nothing about a certain
> program or the technologies involved, it can be difficult to figure out
> where to start.

Then that's what you say at the beginning of your email. :)

These two quotes are guaranteed to garner sympathy:
  "I'm a noob and I don't know enough to know where to begin
  to look."
  "Internet access is flaky, slow and expensive."

(Of course, saying that with an @stanford.edu address will only get
you flamed...)
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