On Tue, 2002-10-01 at 19:25, Jamin W.Collins wrote: > On 01 Oct 2002 18:23:40 +0100 Peter Whysall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Terseness is not always bad. I always try to respond to a politely > > asked, well-structured question in kind; I personally think that people > > who post only links to documentation are basically insulting people's > > intelligence. We can all drive Google. > > Really? A number of the questions that have been asked on the list are > answered within the first three to five hits on Google using simple key > words from the original posters e-mail. This would seem to indicate that > your statement is incorrect.
You and I both know that there is a right and a wrong way to ask about things. When I post a question here, I've always done my homework first and have exhausted my own resources. However, many people who post here are inexperienced, and have reached a point of frustration where their experience with Debian might come to an abrupt end if someone doesn't do a little hand-holding. I would much rather repeat myself than potentially lose a new user who is likely to think "stuff this, I'll go get me some Red Hat.". I think that's what I was trying to get at. And no, it wasn't your post that was terse :-) -- Peter Whysall [EMAIL PROTECTED] The TLD in my email address is sdrawkcab. Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 sid -- kernel 2.4.18 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
