On Wed, 2009-04-22 at 20:00 -0400, James Bennett wrote: > On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Phil Mocek > <pmocek-list-django-us...@mocek.org> wrote: > > That depends on how you look at things. I've been referencing Eric S. > > Raymond's essay, "How to Ask Questions the Smart Way" [2], on this list > > recently, because I'm not used to such poorly-worded or lazy questions > > being asked on a technical mailing list. Programmers don't typically > > operate like this, and it's odd to see subscribers to a technical list > > put up with so much wasted time and effort. I assume it's a result of > > lots of participation from people who are new to programming and > > unfamiliar with netiquette and the ways of hackers. > > That does indeed depend on how you look at things. Me, I see somebody > spamming ESR's diatribe and think "wow, that's a real dick move".
It is a pretty dick move. That doesn't mean the guy isn't right :). > Because, honestly, if I'm new to something and feeling my way around, > getting smacked upside the head with ESR's "Why You're Too Dumb To Be > On This List" would be a real turn-off for me, ya know? There are certainly better ways to approach it. The reality is a technical list is technical support. If you are not up to answering the question, regardless of how stupid the question appears then don't reply. There are others that will ask for enough information to help get the person moving in the right direction. Joshua D. Drake -- PostgreSQL - XMPP: jdr...@jabber.postgresql.org Consulting, Development, Support, Training 503-667-4564 - http://www.commandprompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company, serving since 1997 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
