RE: wear a cup if you plan on posting questions

2003-03-13 Thread Erik Sojka
This is off topic! Let's get back to talking about the PM of Serbia. -Original Message- From: Ed Crowley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 8:00 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: wear a cup if you plan on posting questions They don't care about

RE: wear a cup if you plan on posting questions

2003-03-13 Thread Patrick R. Sweeney
He's still dead. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Erik Sojka Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 8:28 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: wear a cup if you plan on posting questions This is off topic! Let's get back to talking about the

RE: wear a cup if you plan on posting questions

2003-03-12 Thread Dupler, Craig
Some will even rise to the occasion to defend hazing. Even very smart people do this, including doctors that defend 36 hour shifts for interns, and then have the temerity to complain about the high cost of mal practice insurance or unfair tort awards. But I digress. Call it lazy if you like.

RE: wear a cup if you plan on posting questions

2003-03-12 Thread Ed Crowley
They don't care about the cost of malpractice insurance for interns, just for themselves! Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP Freelance E-Mail Philosopher Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of

RE: wear a cup if you plan on posting questions

2003-03-12 Thread B. van Ouwerkerk
It's ok to be a newbie but it's not OK to play stupid. If someone is not clever enough or to lazy or whatever_you_want_to_call_it to do a search on google or on a knowledgebase then how do they have the guts to come to a list where ppl are who have spend time to educate themselves and ask

RE: wear a cup if you plan on posting questions

2003-03-11 Thread Etts, Russell
Hi there When I first joined this group, I made this very same mistake (asking a question that was clearly in a Q article). Yes, I was slightly insulted. Then I realized something... I WAS BEING LAZY. By making sure that I look everywhere and put in the work myself before I ask a question,

Re: wear a cup if you plan on posting questions

2003-03-11 Thread bscott
On Mon, 10 Mar 2003, at 12:52pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do not post questions that you could/should have been able to answer yourself. There's a radical concept. Next people will be expecting us to think for ourselves, too. ;-) -- Ben Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] | The opinions expressed

wear a cup if you plan on posting questions

2003-03-10 Thread John Strongosky
Below is a quote from a another list that I subscribe too describing this list.you guys and gals aren't that badI don't know about you all but I don't wear a cup just a saucer But..heed the warning. Do not post questions that you could/should have been able to answer yourself.

RE: wear a cup if you plan on posting questions

2003-03-10 Thread Martin Blackstone
Yep. That's the word on the streets. I heard that too when I joined. -Original Message- From: John Strongosky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 12:53 PM To: Exchange Discussions Below is a quote from a another list that I subscribe too describing this list.you

RE: wear a cup if you plan on posting questions

2003-03-10 Thread Mellott, Bill
Ill stick with the ribbing I need the kick in the head once in a while -Original Message- From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 3:55 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: wear a cup if you plan on posting questions Yep. That's the word on the

RE: wear a cup if you plan on posting questions

2003-03-10 Thread Ryan Finnesey
I do not see this has a bad thing. Ryan -Original Message- From: John Strongosky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 3:53 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: wear a cup if you plan on posting questions Below is a quote from a another list that I subscribe too

RE: wear a cup if you plan on posting questions

2003-03-10 Thread Dupler, Craig
Sometimes those with a little experience are not so tolerant of those with less. Newbie pointers to the archives and knowledge base tend to come with a lot of colorful hazing. The odd thing is that those that have been hazed and complained mightily about it, frequently appear a year or two

RE: wear a cup if you plan on posting questions

2003-03-10 Thread Bailey, Matthew
The odd thing is that those that have been hazed and complained mightily about it, frequently appear a year or two later as some of the harshest slammers of newbies. This is true in a variety of settings where hazing occurs. -Matt Matthew Bailey LAN Engineer CSK Auto, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: wear a cup if you plan on posting questions

2003-03-10 Thread Patrick R. Sweeney
It's kind of like being a sophomore in High School. -Patrick R. Sweeney http://boston.craigslist.org/bos/res/8484283.html - Original Message - From: Dupler, Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Exchange Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 5:58 PM Subject: RE: wear a cup if

Re: wear a cup if you plan on posting questions

2003-03-10 Thread B. van Ouwerkerk
If you follow these guidelines: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You'll never get flamed. Not even on high tech Linux lists.. I've seen way to much questions which one could have answered easy by using google, alltheweb or norhernlight. And within less time then to way for an