On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 11:01, Pradeep Gowda<prad...@btbytes.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 12:31 AM, Sridhar > Ratnakumar<sridhar.ra...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I often think the best way to handle such posters is to momentarily >> divert the topic of the conversation to their own interest-level, >> curiosity and self-learning .
... a nicer method :) > > I think it's best to ignore mails from users who do not care enough to > use their real name/nick while asking questions. The user in question > introduced himself as prasad, but we scan mail titles before reading > mail content. Most people wouldn't care to read a mail from > "testing123 test<swtest...@gmail.com>", let alone answer it. [snip] > by what you say and how you say it. It's hard to relate to a > anonymous, faceless name like "testing 123". Use your real name. [1] hmm.... kindly define "real name"[0], "real identity" with respect to the online world. If the owner of <swtest...@gmail.com> had used "Manmohan Singh" or "Rita Rai" instead of "testing123 test", would you trust them more ? [0] i've been using a nick, for years and dont bother with the whois, the domain belongs to someone else :) > If the same question is asked by some one who "appears" to be a real > person, it might still be worth answering them, at the same time also > pointing them to a net etiquette > link [2]. In good faith, we can assume that the user in question is > really new to using forums/mailing lists etc., [snip] > [2] http://catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html The faq may be relevant for the developed nations which have much better infrastructure and resources than ours. IMPO, i find the faq rude, presumptuous and insensitive, especially when talking of a "community" (isnt that what linux, python, ruby, foo, foo-bar, is all about?) that wants to spread and exchange knowledge. As for the, "Don't ask people to reply by private e-mail....Hackers....... public, transparent process..." - try posting online with a "real name" like "Rita Rai". Besides being an interesting experience, your perception of humans might change and hopefully you would rethink about quoting ESR as a reference on etiquette. -- thanks vid, who "appears" to be a real person ;) _______________________________________________ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers
