any question is legitimate if the poster makes clear that he/she has looked
in all the obvious places, has tried a number of approaches, and is still
stuck. i have no complaint with them. i have been there myself..
yet the percentage of one-liners asking where to find info about java is
skyrocketing, and just identifying and deleting those has become quite time
consuming. it just seems odd that someone who can figure out how to join
the list and post an inane question doesn't have the skills to find the
information they need..
i'll quit grousing now. it will do no good in any event..
bradley mclain
>From: Kevin Duffey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: A mailing list about Java Server Pages specification and
> reference <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: BASIC QUESTIONS THAT WILL BENEFIT A LOT OF PEOPLE
>Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 19:13:39 -0700
>
>While I almost agree with the two of you, there is ofcourse those that have
>legitimate questions that may not be so obvious. I have seen a TON of
>emails
>from new JSP users that I would agree..are plain stupid to ask. They are
>easy ones to figure out if you just read or hell..do a web search.
>
>But there are many good beginner level questions that quite frankly, I
>agree
>are difficult to find and/or are not very well explained. Therefore, while
>the majority of questions are not advanced questions regarding JSP,
>servlets, and java, its just as easy to "skip" the email. That is what I do
>when I am not interested in one. I get about 90 emails a day from this list
>alone, and I tend to answer as many as I can, even in my very busy
>schedule,
>just because many have helped me.
>
>I don't agree with the term "lazy" for all of those requests. Some, like
>"Im
>new to JSP, where can I find more about it?" Sure..those are lazy. But
>others that may be as simple as a question from a JSP .92 person asking why
>something isn't working for JSP 1.0 engine, well..its not clearly defined
>in
>all implementations and docs, and therefore those people I don't consider
>lazy..they are just plain stuck.
>
>I myself have asked numerous questions that if I had the time I would love
>to look up. Because I have so many things to do on my job, I am not at
>liberty to spend hours looking them up. Sad to say, but true for many of
>us,
>including the gurus of this and other mailing lists. Fact is, I have posted
>some questions here (and still do) that I am sure I could figure out if I
>looked long enough. Call me lazy if you like, but if somebody knows the
>answer and it speeds up the process for me, I consider that a more
>efficient
>use of my time.
>
>There is another issue. While some people can probably learn and retain
>everything they read the first time around, I would think alot more people
>learn by doing, and by constantly talking about it. I know I have picked up
>on a number of areas of JSP, Java, Servlets, etc by trying to answer others
>questions regarding it. In other words, the more I reply and write about a
>given topic, the more I have learned about it. Sometimes its from replies
>telling me I am not exactly correct, and other times its because its
>finally
>sunk in.
>
>So, I say..rifle through the emails..if they are too primitive for you to
>answer..ignore them. Thats a nice feature..you aren't forced to read, and
>if
>you do, you don't even have to reply.
>
>Don't get me wrong. There are time where I get aggravated seeing the same
>emails, or similar topics over and over again. But if it weren't for this
>list, there are a number of things I wouldn't know today, and I appreciate
>very much the time spent by those that have helped me out, and have helped
>others out that I have read.
>
>Anyways..no harsment is intended in my reply. I just had something to say
>as
>well. :)
>
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