When someone joins the list, they shoudl receive a welcome email that contains -
> - a clear description of what you want to do > - sample data > - desired results > - code that attempts to solve the problem as a helpful hint of how to ask questions. I have this bookmarked - http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html "Never assume you are entitled to an answer. You are not; you aren't, after all, paying for the service. You will earn an answer, if you earn it, by asking a question that is substantial, interesting, and thought-provoking â one that implicitly contributes to the experience of the community rather than merely passively demanding knowledge from others." "RTFM has a younger relative. If you get a reply that reads "STFW", the person who sent it thinks you should have Searched The F**king Web. He is almost certainly right. Go search it. (The milder version of this is when you are told "Google is your friend!")" "Q: My {program, configuration, SQL statement} doesn't work A: This is not a question, and I'm not interested in playing Twenty Questions to pry your actual question out of you â I have better things to do. Q: How can I crack root/steal channel-ops privileges/read someone's email? A: You're a lowlife for wanting to do such things and a moron for asking a hacker to help you." Arrogant words of wisdom to ask help by. :- ) (But, some of them seem appropriate here from time to time.) Liam Clarke On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 10:02:25 -0500, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I will give some credit to you for asking a clear question. You included > - a clear description of what you want to do > - sample data > - desired results > - code that attempts to solve the problem > > When all of these are present I am much more likely to respond. The first > three elements especially > make a big difference. > > Kent > > Scott Melnyk wrote: > > Hello. > > > > Kent once again you have responded incredibly quickly in a most > > helpful manor. I sometimes wonder if the old reference to a > > "Kent-bot" has some truth to it. > > > > Thanks again, I will play with it and keep on going. > > > > Scott > > _______________________________________________ > > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > -- 'There is only one basic human right, and that is to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, to take the consequences. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
