Chris Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Thu, Apr 29, 1999 at 04:08:01PM -0000, Russell Nelson wrote:
>> Dave Sill writes:
>> > People are overestimating the skill set necessary to install qmail
>> > without self-injury, which, IMHO, is:
>> >
>> > 1. Ability to read
>> > 2. Ability to think
>> > 3. Ability to follow directions
>>
>> 4. Ability to ask high-quality questions, which demonstrate that one
>> has indeed RT'ed the FM, and which include just the necessary
>> information needed to solve the problem.
>>
>We're not all *perfect* you know! :-)
Russ went a little too far, I think. "Ability to ask questions that
demonstrate that one has read the documentation and that include at
least some of the relevant details" would be good enough. One can't
expect someone to know exactly which information is required if they
don't know what the problem is. On the other hand, there is no excuse
for questions like "I installed foo and it didn't work. Why?"
>I occasionally (?) ask some pretty silly questions but that doesn't
>automatically make me a complete moron. A little sympathy from
>experienced usesrs is always welcome.
Silly questions are OK. Stupid questions aren't.
-Dave
