On Wed, Mar 22, 2006 at 04:41:47PM +1100, James Purser wrote:
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTFM disagrees with you.
>
> Whacko for them. I think you'll find that there is a large body of people
> both on this list and others who do not like the mentality that comes with
> RTFM as a serious response.
Agreed.
> Jeff has already come out swinging on this issue and I will join him. RTFM
> is a sign that the poster could not be bothered explaining themselves to
> any degree, and to a large extent, it displays a lack of respect for the
> person you are posting too.
Disagreed. ;) That's true for FO and RTFM but I would not say it was
true for:
* read man moo and search for cow
* go to www.tldp.org and look at the HOWTO for blah
* search the web for 'blah'
* etc
With a follow up of: if after reading you don't understand something in
the doc, tell me which bit and what confuses and I'll try to explain.
The above hopefully not only helps the person with their immediate query
but helps build a skillset that'll allow them to help themselves in the
future. I find that preferable.
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greatest tribute."
- High Court Judge Michael Kirby
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