On Wed, 2006-03-29 at 10:45 -0500, Leonid Grinberg wrote: > > Why not? Serena Cantor wants help. > > Because this is a list that is used specifically for Debian questions, > and not for questions in general. For example, posting a question > about how to best cook shrimp would be totally inappropriate, whereas > posting a question about how to configure X is.
but are we configuring X for debian? what about X in general? what if i have a question about firewalls. this is not a debian specific question, but a general computer question. the point is, what should be posted and should not be posted is a grey and fuzzy line. d-u should not be so black and white about what should and should not be posted without looking at the rationale for posting the off-topic question. > > Furthermore, at the risk of sounding like a typical RTFM-screaming, > angry geek, let me say that this sort of information (about how to > address people) is readily available online, and if the original > writer would have only asked Google, this entire thread would not be > in existence. a person whose primary language is not english *may* have a hard time navigating google to find the correct info regarding addressing english speaking individuals. this list is full of english speaking people. seems like it may be a reasonable question to ask. -matt zagrabelny -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
