Would this be a good time to bring up the argument in favour of freedom to top post?
Ducking and running, Rob. On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 13:34, John Holmes wrote: > From: "Justin Palmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Maybe what this community needs is an advanced mailing list. > > > > I think that these types of attitudes just make the new user to php > > stray away. If we had a section beginners list that if people asked dumb > > questions, or questions that are stated dumb, some people would take the > > time to help the newbie out and show him the right way and then answer > > his question for him. > > > > This way the "Arrogants" don't have to be in the newbie list and people > > that are more down to earth can help the php community grow. > > Is it that time of the year again for this discussion? > > Who determines advanced vs. newbie? Do new users know whether they are > asking an advanced or easy question? If they're new and they don't know the > answer, it's probably advanced to them. > > This whole concern over the "mean guys" of the list is hilarious. If you get > all bent out of shape over what a couple guys might say to you over email, > you've got issues. I think this list has gotten better over the past year > and we've gotten rid of the repetitive newbie and off-topic questions by the > persistent enforcement of certain guidelines (not rules, because in the end, > there are none). > > I don't know what camp most of you consider me in and it doesn't really > matter. I try to help everyone I can. Sometimes I give well thought out > answers, sometimes I'm in a bad mood and will give a RTFM type answer and > sometimes I just post complete bullshit. It's up to me and me alone. :) > > ---John Holmes... -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------' -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
