On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 11:25:42PM +1000, Nick Lo wrote:
> I thought the initial reply/ies to a perfectly legitimate question was
> unnecessarily curt and wanted to reply then, but not having any web.py
> experience, I didn't have much to add.
> 
> There was nothing to indicate that the original poster hadn't already
> done the things he was immediately jumped on for.

There was a strong indication: the OP didn't mention in his post having
done any of those things.

Here's an appropriate response to the OP's list post:

<http://lmgtfy.com/?q=web.py+vs.+django>

See also: <http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#rtfm>

> I can understand why overly general questions like "what advantages
> and disadvantages" can be irritating to those who've spent hours
> trying to determine that for our/themselves.

They're most irritating when the post indicates that the poster has
*not* spent any time trying to find an answer before posing the question
to the list.

> However, if the aim of a curt reply to seemingly stupid questions is
> to force the person to think a bit more about what they are asking,
> then a simple "give us more details about what you are trying to
> build" is generally as effective.

Agreed.

See also: <http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#id308223>

-- 
Phil Mocek

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