In
<77142d37c0c3c34da0d7b1da7d7ca34333373...@nwt-s-mbx1.rocketsoftware.com>,
on 03/07/2012
at 11:36 PM, Bill Fairchild <[email protected]> said:
>My real main subtle point was that we who try to give an answer need
>to remember to compose our text so that it comes across as helpful;
There can be significant disagreement as to what is helpful. Spoon
feeding is often not helpful in the long run.
Also, there is no requirement to be equally helpful to all posters.
I've posted sample code and quotes from manuals for some people, but
I'm selective about it. In particular, there are some posters who
habitually lie about the positions held by other posters, and I see no
reason why I should take the time to help them.
Similarly, if someone has already read[1] the manual and it is
unclear, or incorrect, then I'm more likely to offer assistance than
if he didn't bother.
[1] Or been unable to navigate the SRL to find the correct manual,
which is often IBM's fault rather than that of the would-be
reader.
--
Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT
ISO position; see <http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html>
We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress.
(S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003)
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