RTFM =
Read the Explicative deleted Manual
you supply the exact word.
Term is usually used when the poster that use it that way is relatively annoyed.
Peter Lairo wrote:
>
> Go reread my post - you didn't understand what I sayd.
>
> Here, I'll spell it out for you:
>
> 1. I NEVER said text editing would be easy to progream. I just said that
> I thought it would be easy. A simple "No, I'ts quite comlicated
> because..." would have sufficed.
>
> 2. I took justified offense to the cynical and sarcastic and arrogant
> response to my honest inquiry.
>
> 3. Calling me a sheep just proves my point. Swatting away comments by
> regular users is not very "open", is it?
>
> 4. Sheep don't go "moo".
>
> 5. I don't know what RTFM means, but I'm sure it is neither respectful,
> nor constructive.
>
> Jon Hall wrote:
>
> > I think your response justifies Blake's post even more (not that it even
> > needs justifying...). You are blindly arguing, and for some odd reason
> > think that using your own ignorance as a weapon will prove your superior
> > reasoning ability? You are one of the sheep, go moo somewhere. Better
> > yet, go RTFM.
> >
> > jon
> >
> > Peter Lairo wrote:
> >
> >> Oh the high and mighty programmers. You remind me of puffed-up royalty
> >> who try to convince the "common people" that only blue blooded persons
> >> could possibly understand the complexities of running a state.
> >>
> >> Blake, why don't you live in an arab country (or any
> >> monarchy/dictatorship) where there are others who think they are the
> >> only ones capable of making descisions/judgements because they are "in
> >> the know".
> >>
> >> I know that as programmer, you are frequently exposed to criticism -
> >> and that can be frustrating/alienating/etc. I understand. But, there
> >> is no reason for the arrogance and cynicism you are displaying. I
> >> makes you look weak and insecure.
> >>
> >> PS. If making a decent text editor is so hard (as judged by you
> >> sarcastic response to my inquiry), why then are there (and always have
> >> been) a plethora of share-/freeware text editors? It seems that every
> >> beginning programmer starts out with programming a text editor.
> >>
> >>
> >> Blake Ross wrote:
> >>
> >>>> We're accepting patches. Oh, but you're not a programmer. Thanks
> >>>> for judging the difficulty of a programming task, though!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --Blake
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Mozilla having problems with text editing really baffles me. I
> >>>> thought text editing would be one of the simples excercises - even
> >>>> DOS 5.1 edit.exe and Windoze 3.1 notepad could do it without any
> >>>> problems.
> >>>>
> >>>> Blaming it on screen resolution is just lame.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Peter Lairo
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