Nick and others, > o Although your post was the trigger, the rant was not meant for you > personally: it was meant for the whole list. It is often the case > that people describe a problem with very little detail and it > takes a series of back-and-forths before we can really understand > what the problem is. Sometimes that's inevitable but many times > it can be avoided. My suggestion was to include enough detail > in the original report so the back-and-forth can be avoided to > the extent possible.
Reading the list for a short while before posting, it became fairly obvious to me what was expected in order to receive help. But, since posting a rant to the mail list only informs people who read the list of your displeasure, and given that the group most likely to benefit from your advice are new list members, it might behoove us to post a clear(er) list of expectations on the org-mode site when we introduce potential users to the list. Best wishes, Jeff -- Jeffrey Horn Graduate Lecturer and PhD Student in Economics George Mason University (704) 271-4797 jh...@gmu.edu jrhorn...@gmail.com http://www.failuretorefrain.com/jeff/ _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
