I really do think that "Smart Questions" should have a counterpart "Smart Answers". By this I mean that I notice that a lot of the bandwidth is taken up by people who jump in before reading a question carefully and begin to give irrelevant advice and sometimes bad demands (wrong list, etc.) because they did not bother to read things carefully or to assume that the poster had a brain too. I am really surprised how much committers do this thing, and I do not mean to isolate anyone in particular or only committers. Sometimes we all read things too fast. Prior to making demands or even making "demeans", however, it would be especially good to make sure one understands what a question or a problem is. This is advisable just because it is curtious on the one hand but also because it sure could make a lot of long threads short ones too.
Jack <snip> On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:12:22 -0500, Ted Husted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Struts has a large number of international users, so bandwidth on the mailing > list is always a concern. A lot of us have broadband, and extra paragraphs > get lost in the rounding. But for others, longer posts means more > finger-tapping, and maybe even a higher ISP bill. :( > Of course, the best way to conserve list bandwidth, human and digital, is (as > mentioned) to observe [http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html]. > > -Ted. </snip> -- "You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it float on its back." ~Dakota Jack~ "You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep." ~Native Proverb~ "Each man is good in His sight. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows. We are poor . . . but we are free." ~Hunkesni (Sitting Bull), Hunkpapa Sioux~ "This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on this message or any information herein. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation." --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
