Re: Bug in acroread?
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Greg Folkert wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-03-14 at 04:35 -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> [snip]
>> I agree. There is a tendency on the list to chastise topical questions
>> with "google for it" while OT threads go on for ever. BTW the list's
>> track record in actually answering and solving *topical* questions, in
>> my opinion, is 'C'.
>
> However, your grading of a "C" falls squarely on your ability to ask
> full qualified and briefed questions that "we" understand. Your history
> of questions isn't "all that and a bag of chips" you realize.
>
> Now, I am not starting a fight here, just that smartly asked questions
> and properly briefed ones at that (meaning all info needed to make an
> assessment and proper determination of the actual problem) seem to be
> your issue with the things you are doing.
>
> You do have to admit, you are not doing "typical Debian User" stuff with
> your setups. I know I am not.
>
> I grade your topical question asking a "D" in some instances and at best
> for initial questions a "B". Though you do ask "A" graded question on a
> regular basis.
>
> And no, Hugo, this is not really aimed at you, just that a swathing
> grade like you just gave D-U needs a swathing back. It shows that many
> need to ask smarter and more informative questions before we can answer
> them.
Greg, you're spot on.
I think this calls for the infamous:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Maybe then we can get good questions instead of the:
"It doesn't work when I do this, how can I make it work?" type of questions.
- From what I've seen from this mailing list, it's not the type of place
where people shout RTFM and STFW, but gosh darn people should.
The man and info pages are there for a reason.
And thanks go out to the people who defend my position on dfsg.
Joe
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