Re: CR/LF

[Jim Popovitch <jim@k4vqc.com>]

On Sun, 2022-12-11 at 18:53 +0100, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 11, 2022 at 11:48:36AM -0500, Jim Popovitch wrote:
> 
> [...]
> 
> > Ahh, sorry for using a descriptive acronym that I have used for decades
> > to define an end-of-line. Whether it's in-fact a CR/LF, or just a LF,
> > doesn't really change the original question [...]
> 
> No, but it confuses the hell out of potential helpers. I went "what, a
> CR? I'll have to think more about that", which might close the window
> I can set aside to field questions.
> 
> It's difficult to explain, but asking questions also involves some
> pedagogical skills: you want to express your problem as concisely, but
> still as precisely as possible: you "owe" that to the folks who take
> the time to (a) try to understand your question and (b) try to formulate
> an answer in a way that you (hopefully) can understand it.
> 
> Communications, protocols.

Sure, of course, all of that makes sense. But lets be honest, how many
perfectly asked questions are there, esp on a user support list? Don't
get me wrong, everyone should strive for perfection, but to demand it of
others is just off the mark.

-Jim P.