And I would like to add to this list:
6) Posting that you are a "newbie" will not get you much sympathy. If you were able
to find this newsgroup, you can certainly find
your way around on-line documentation.
7) Please, please, do not ask what type of Palm device is best. There are other
newsgroups for this that treat the issue well.
However opinions about Palm add-ons are welcome since there are alot of integrators
here weighing these issues.
8) Cross platform and "operating system independant" arguments are moot here since we
most are committed to the Palm.
9) Humor in this newsgroup is encouraged. We all need it after coding too much. :)
Horace Ho wrote:
> I suggest to include Ben's 5 points in the Developer's FAQ ;-)
>
> "Ben Combee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:44795@palm-dev-forum...
>
> The flaming only occasionally pops up... this group has an interesting
> psychology which tolerates some questions, but gets really irritated by
> a few others.
>
> 1) We don't like problems labelled "urgent". This was talked about in
> detail a couple of months ago, and I won't reopen it further.
>
> 2) We prefer well-specified problems with limited scope. Problems with
> not enough detail to diagnose the problem are ignored.
>
> 3) We're a little dogmatic on some parts of the Palm philosophy,
> especially things like not having an "Exit" button or menu.
>
> 4) Occasionally, we get a little snippy about referring to the archives
> or the FAQs as a defense mechanism to get more people to use these to
> answer questions first.
>
> 5) We really prefer people to do their background work first, and if
> they post and later find a solution, they get big points by posting back
> about how they solved their problem, so people reading now and in the
> future can get help on similar questions.
>
> I'm happy these flames don't pop-up more often, and I think a lot of
> serious discussion and exploration of PalmOS happens here, which is why
> I keep contributing.
>
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> Ben Combee, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Techwood Broadcasting Foundation, Austin Bureau
>
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