On Thu, 3 Apr 2003 13:14:39 +1000, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about "[PHP] chill out" what the universal translator turned into this:
>We subscribe to a few email lists on various languages. > >This list would have to be the worst for anyone learning >- the amount of sarcasm and flaming that goes on is huge. I totally don't see what you mean. I've learned more from this list in the past 6 months than any other mail group I've ever been sub'ed to in the past 5 years, nomatter what the topic have been. I haven't seen any flaming at all, but agree that sometimes the sarcasm step a bit out. When people ask questions they could've very easily answered themselves by looking into the manual, then you can sure expect the responses to be a bit on the annoyed side ... especially when 10 people ask the same question in different threads, instead of checking the threads for the past 2-3 days ... I've also seen that happen alot more often here, than anywhere else... There's only a few lists left I'm still subscribed to. All the ones I've dropped have been too filled with people answering questions on things they don't really know well enough to answer. This list is positively different ... there are more willing and insightful answers here than there's actual questions ... and sometimes when the answers do get a bit spightful, it's usually because the asker didn't word his/her question in a manner where it's easy to understand what's being asked... >Just try and remember - everyone has to learn, >if you feel a question is off topic or stupid - ignore it, >theres no need to make the poster feel like an idiot. If the topic is off-topic, the poster must be made aware of it ... just ignoring them often leads to frustration and reposting ... It's better to point them to where they can obtain the answer, than just pretend they don't exist ... that also helps keep the noise to a minimum. Rene -- Rene Brehmer This message was written on 100% recycled spam. Come see! My brand new site is now online! http://www.metalbunny.net -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
