Hey folks. My name's Kyle and I've been running a Linux OS for a few years but I'm still a newb by all standards. A few weeks ago I started a Linux class at PCC and the instructor included an article about posting to Linux user group mailing lists. I know that sometimes I have to remind myself to really try to answer my own questions before I go to my more knowledgeable friends and ask them to spare their valuable time. The good news though is that it has almost always proven to be an invaluable learning experience.
http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Essays/smart-questions.html <http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Essays/smart-questions.html>-Kyle On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 8:51 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > The "obvious about how to get it" is generally known as a "cursory glance". > Your initial query provided no information at all. It took you nearly a day > to look at either the box they came in or the website you bought it from. It > took any of us nearly a minute to look up the information you were so > reticent to provide, just to find your answer for you. > > Believe it or not, it is extremely rude to request that we look up answers > for you while complaining that you have to use a search engine. You're not > the first person who has asked for help on this mailing list, and you won't > be the last. Did you notice how you eventually got your answer? This mailing > list isn't what needs changing. > > > I didn't withhold information, I just didn't realize the obvious about > > how to get it. I wish I could answer the capacity question without > > buying a 2 terabyte drive as I'm a bit cash strapped at the moment. > > As far as getting people's attention being rude, if that's the case > > then the people who feel that way shouldn't be on a Linux > > mailing > > list. I'm not the only person who has asked simple questions on here > > and I do not feel that a culture of don't get our attention by asking > > any obvious questions is a healthy one. This culture will discourage > > asking any questions whatsoever. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
