I totally enjoy the smartaleck remarks. Even when they are directed at me.
Should someone not like them, they need not pay the invoice. William (another wizened old one) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug White Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 6:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Smart A$$ remarks : : > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way : > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html : : Would it be possible to make every new subscribber click on "I agree and : understand" after each paragraph of this article before he can post a : message? : : Markus ;-) : There need not be any smart A$$ replies to innocent questions. It seems one forgets that a question asked today might be from someone who has just arrived on the scene, as well as a thoughtfully written reply, even if copied and pasted from a previous post serves to benefit not only the one who posted the question, but also serves to assist others who are subscribed to the list and have not asked anything. Common good manners dictates that if you cannot, or will not respond to a particular question, then save the bandwidth and just delete it and go on with life. Not all people join lists for the purpose of pi$$ing off others, but to actually resolve issues or contribute to overall knowledge. Taking up list space by posting comments like "read the documentation", or "search the knowledgebase" is just plain dumb, not to mention rude. If you want to refer someone to the docs, then post a link to the answer the sender is asking or just remain silent. Above all, show a little respect for your colleagues who are trying to use this software. Doug (The wizened old one) To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
