Thanks Andre, apologies for hijacking the thread! On 3 May 2012 18:05, Andre' Walker-Loud <walksl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Greg, > > > I'm new to python, is schooling a python-developer thing? Whether I ask > for help at forums, IRC or here, someone schools me. Should I stick with > Java? > > No, the python mailing list is for the most part, very friendly and > helpful (in my experience). > > Mark's message that you not hijack the thread is so that other people in > the future, when trying to find similar problems to yours (or this thread) > do not get confused by disjoined topics in the same thread. So instead of > replying all to a random email from the group, start a new thread by > posting an original email to the list. And if you don't get a reply > immediately, be patient. Many of the people who may know the answer to > your questions may live in a time-zone 12 hours different from yours. > > My interpretation of Mark's message was a jest-full way of reminding you > (letting you know) appropriate behavior for the list. Further information > on list behavior/rules can be found starting with the link sent at the > bottom of every mail from the list > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > > Certainly a way to discourage people from replying to your questions are > - steal a thread > - when asked not to hijack a thread, continue to do so anyways > - "spam" the list with the same question multiple times in a short > period of time > > > Regards, > > Andre > > -- Greg Lorincz www.greglorincz.com +447824817676
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