Re: [PHP] New lists (was [PHP] Attitude of B van Ouwerkerk)

2001-08-06 Thread Joel Ricker
From: "Andreas D. Landmark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I'd second this suggestion, the general list has become flooded with posts that > seems like a pop-quiz taken straight from the manual... Right. I've just signed up the list and I've all but given up on trying to follow things. Just way too much

Re: [PHP] New lists (was [PHP] Attitude of B van Ouwerkerk)

2001-08-05 Thread Andreas D. Landmark
At 04.08.2001 17:27, Joel Ricker wrote: > > Similarly the FAQ is easy to find, and I do believe the words "support" > > suggest where help may be found. > >Actually my suggestion would be to take a page from way the Python lists are >and call it tutor or PHP-tutor. I'd second this suggestion, the

Re: [PHP] New lists (was [PHP] Attitude of B van Ouwerkerk)

2001-08-04 Thread Joel Ricker
> Similarly the FAQ is easy to find, and I do believe the words "support" > suggest where help may be found. Actually my suggestion would be to take a page from way the Python lists are and call it tutor or PHP-tutor. Joel -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-ma

RE: [PHP] New lists (was [PHP] Attitude of B van Ouwerkerk)

2001-08-04 Thread Sam Masiello
t; My 2 copper pieces worth. Sam Masiello Software Quality Assurance Engineer Synacor (716) 853-1362 x289 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Darren Henderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 10:41 AM To: B. van Ouwerkerk Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] S

Re: [PHP] New lists (was [PHP] Attitude of B van Ouwerkerk)

2001-08-03 Thread Miles Thompson
Darren, et. al., Everything gets posted here - general syntax, database and install questions. Just look at the volume of php-mysql related questions; if they were directly posted on php-db the volume would drop to a more manageable level. Similarly, usage of php-install would help reduce traf

RE: [PHP] New lists (was [PHP] Attitude of B van Ouwerkerk)

2001-08-03 Thread Martin Marconcini
t; Soren Kierkegaard > -Original Message- > From: Sam Masiello [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 1:15 PM > To: Darren Henderson > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [PHP] New lists (was [PHP] Attitude of B van Ouwerkerk) > > > I think

Re: [PHP] New lists (was [PHP] Attitude of B van Ouwerkerk)

2001-08-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> Maybe the problem is a poor educational system; some people are just too > lazy to do research / properly phrase a query for a search engine / > experiment a bit before posting? They've been trained by Microsoft and other commercial software vendors whose documentation sucks, whose help systems

[PHP] New lists (was [PHP] Attitude of B van Ouwerkerk)

2001-08-03 Thread Darren Henderson
On Tue, 31 Jul 2001, B. van Ouwerkerk wrote: > There's nothing wrong with being a newbie.. the only newbie-problem I > see/have is the lazy one.. ask ask ask ask without taking the time to read > the manual or to do a search in the archive. Sure there are newbies who > read the manual.. get so