On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 12:48, Wade Stuart <[email protected]> wrote: > (Replying in general, to the sense of this email which others have related > too) >> >> Dermot, to my reading at least, has been clear twice now that he was >> asking specifically about how to retrieve parameters -- presumably not >> coming to a web framework list for an unsolicited computer science >> lecture on encapsulation... >> >> I think it behooves us as a community to afford posters when they >> clearly articulate a question and context, as Dermot has*, not to >> treat them as complete noobs. It'd be a shame if folks became >> reluctant to ask 'simple' questions for fear of half a dozen catalyst >> old-skoolers delivering a sermon. >> > > Sorry, it is akin to someone driving up to you while you are in a gas > station in a unleaded ford asking very nicely "Do you know where the diesel > pumps are"?
Except that it isn't: "Obviously I'd rather use the faster method but if I'm breaking the encapsulation in some ways that's going to bite me later, I'd steer clear." I don't know how much more of an articulate disclaimer you need. > The question is literate and well formed but in context implies > lack of understanding. Except that he gave context & obvious (to me at least) understanding. I agree in some situations it's clear the poster is asking something where they need some steering and/or "XY Problem" but my call is that we give posters some credit, esp where it's clearly due. Paul _______________________________________________ List: [email protected] Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
