> How does telling a newbie to Read The Friggin'
> Manual achieve this if the newbie doesn't know what the manual is?
+1 Insightful
> "Have you read perldoc -f chomp?"
+1 Common Decency
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chas Owens [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 8:04 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: RTFM (was chomp ?)
>
> No, I've got to disagree with you. RTFM is not a valid post to this
> list. If you feel the need to say RTFM (and I have occasionaly) then
> say RTFM loudly to your computer and don't post. It is appropriate to
> post something along the lines of "Have you read perldoc -f chomp?" But
> RTFM is a pointless, insulting thing to say. What if this person didn't
> know perldoc -f existed? I didn't until I started reading the list.
> The purpose of this list (as far as I understand it) is to make newbies
> better perl programmers. How does telling a newbie to Read The Friggin'
> Manual achieve this if the newbie doesn't know what the manual is?
>
>
