I know you're jesting so I won't comment on the other things I disagree with because it would be silly, but this one I will make a short comment on:
> 1. Never, EVER, ask a question w/o doing extensive study on the issue > first. We're a superior group here, and our time should never be wasted > by helping the uninitiated. After all, we're not interested in fostering > growth by creating a welcoming and nurturing atmosphere. Sure, somebody > helped us out when we were new and didn't even know how to frame the > question, but that is because we are special -- you are not. At best, > all you'll get is a two-word "man topic" response to your idiot > question. Here's a rule of thumb: don't ask a question unless you > already know the answer. A) Do ask questions without doing extensive study if you think someone will probably be able to point you in the right direction or answer you question in a few words. This applies mostly to newbies. Once you get along further though, you'll find that nobody can help you until you do extensive research, no matter how nice they are. B) PLEASE, no matter what your opinion is of what should be said, if *I* ask a question that can be answered with a two word "man topic" response please please please give me that response instead of trying to explain it in your own words. That's just what *I'd* prefer, and if I ever give anyone a two-word "man topic" response it's because I feel the manpage says it better than I could or would like to take the time to do. -- .O. Hans Fugal | De gustibus non disputandum est. ..O http://hans.fugal.net | Debian, vim, mutt, ruby, text, gpg OOO | WindowMaker, gaim, UTF-8, RISC, JS Bach --------------------------------------------------------------------- GnuPG Fingerprint: 6940 87C5 6610 567F 1E95 CB5E FC98 E8CD E0AA D460
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