Gert,
I agree with Christopher. I dont think anyone is being rude here.
But it's very annoying to get questions that are as open ended as what you
wrote. It would help alot if everyone also wrote out what solutions that
they have tried before so that people dont recommend something that doesnt
work for your situation.
This is not a question of whether the question is beginner or not but the
wording of the question.
Also writing out what solutions you have tried before also shows respect on
your part. It shows the other members of the mailing list that you are not a
lazy slacker who is just trying to get people to do ur work and research for
you.
-Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher K. St. John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 12:29 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: "Global" objects
Gert Grenander wrote:
>
> I've spent more than ten hours searching for a viable solution
> to this problem. I've read a lot of stuff, and I wouldn't put a
> question onto this mailing list if I've found a way to solve
> this on my own.
>
http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Everyone understands that it can be difficult to express a
confusing problem clearly. Although you might have spent
many hours researching the problem, your email is the first
anyone else has heard of it. Anything you can do to help
people understand the background of your question will help
you to get a better answer. One easy thing to do is simply
mention how you've tried to solve the problem on your own.
For example, you could list the resources that you've
consulted, and why they didn't help.
> it didn't say anything when I signed up for this mailing
> list that you're not allowed to ask beginners questions.
>
Of course, beginners are encouraged to ask questions. You
got an answer, didn't you? But if the question is difficult
to understand, people will have to guess at the appropriate
answer.
--
Christopher St. John [EMAIL PROTECTED]
DistribuTopia http://www.distributopia.com
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