On Tuesday 26 July 2005 11:04 am, Josh Battles wrote: > Hal Vaughan said: > > We can use whatever excuse we want, but I've found that the way clueless > > newbies are treated on this list is just plain rotten. There are polite > > ways to say RTFM, but it seems to many are in a hurry to shout RTFMA and > > excuse themselves as "just trying to tell them what to do" (or something > > similar). > > Another list I'm on is *brutal* about that. If you pose a newbie question, > the responses you get (if you're lucky enough to get a response) are either > "RTFM" or "check the archives." This list isn't all that bad in > comparison.
The lesser of two evils is not necessarily good, and just because someone else does worse is not an excuse to not do one's best. Hal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
