Re: "Global" objects

[Gert Grenander]

Christopher K. St. John: " 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."   You're right on that I should have referenced the resources I had already searched. I thought the information supplied in my original post was enough to get kicked in the right direction. A short concise answer like the one Kevin [citiz] gave would have done the trick: "you can bind the object to ServletContext." Then I would know what to concentrate my research on. I started concentrating on ServletContext after reading your first reply, and Kevin's post confirmed this was the way to go. I had come across ServletContext among a lot other things when doing the research, but I wasn't sure if it would hold objects. It was mentioned in storing global variables. What totally confused me was that there was so many opinions of what would work and was not going to work. That's the main reason I turned to this mailing list. I wasn't asking the question to get a solution served on a silver plate.   As for the link above... I don't agree with it on how to treat people asking questions. But I guess it's all up to the person writing answers, how they want to answer it. But don't expect people to like it. In my opinion, if you feel that you don't have enough information to answer the question, then ask the person to give you more information.   Chen, Gin: "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."   Being "annoyed" doesn't help anyone. After reading all these "annoyed" emails, I should have added more information in my original posting. I thought in my own mind that the information given was enough to get some friendly help, but I was in some senses wrong. I bet this mailing list contains people from all walks of life, from all over the globe, having or not having English as their first language and that these people don't phrase questions the way you want it is something you can't change. Ofcourse it will "annoy" you. And I don't think that there are many people who wants you or anybody else to do their work for them, but to get a new lead to the solution to their problem. Of what I can see in other people's questions are that they're like me... you get stuck in your search for a solution, and then ask for help.