Hi,
could You please keep Your discussion about stupid questions in private mails,
but please don't post it on the IDEA list. This thread is neither a bug report
nor a feature discussion.
Thanks,
Peter
Joseph Ottinger wrote:
>
> On Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Royston Firth wrote:
>
> > Hani,
> >
> > there is only 1 stupid question, and that is the one that is never asked.
>
> I don't know - there are stupid questions, like "Who's buried in Grant's
> Tomb?" and "What numbering system is based on the decimal system," "What's
> my favourite colour," "Why am I not using J++ if that's what I really want
> IDEA to be," and "Why isn't 2+2 the same as 2+3?"
>
> I can think of more stupid questions, too.
>
> >
> > >From: Hani Suleiman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >Subject: Re: [Eap-list] #607 and jdk1.4 (OFFTOPIC)
> > >Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 12:46:49 +0000
> > >
> > >Chantal Ackermann wrote:
> > >>well, that's a nice welcome, indeed. I've asked some stupid questions in
> > >>my
> > >>short mailing list life but I've seen more stupid questions been asked by
> > >>other people being answered politely or not at all, nevertheless.
> > >>
> > >Yep, fair point. The IDEA lists generate a lot of traffic however, and
> > >having waded through endless JDK 1.4 questions on other lists
> > >(apple-java to be specific), I'm developing a very short fuse and a knee
> > >jerk reaction towards anything with '1.4' in it. I apologise for my
> > >harsh tone, kind of. The idea (no pun intended) behind it is that it'd
> > >force people to think a bit more before posting!
> > >
> > >>sorry to be that harsh in just my second mail.
> > >
> > >It's quite alright, if I'm harsh, it's only fair that you're harsh in
> > >response!
> > >
> > >>but haven't we all the right
> > >>to ask some stupid or not so stupid questions?
> > >
> > >Heh, this is the sentence that inspired me to actually respond! I'd like
> > >to respond with a big fat NO! You do in theory have the right to ask
> > >stupid questions on any mailing list, others on the list equally have
> > >the right to point out what a stupid question it is. Contrary to popular
> > >belief, there IS such a thing as stupid questions, and often, not asking
> > >is a far superior course of action to asking.
> > >
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