Ok, John, I for one really appreciate the humor in your response ;>. That being said, my suggestions are as follows:
When a 'helper' comes across a post that they can answer or help with they should scan their newer emails to see if this has already been done to their satisfaction. This practice is precisely why I have not posted very many answers (other than limited knowledge ;)). Maybe RTFM could be said in a slightly more kind manner. For example (add slight sarcasm where appropriate): "Please refer to the php manual on the function "virtual" at the following url php.net/virtual. You may also find the answer to this question in our list archives at ____________. (include any other sources you think may be helpful) This list is very busy and those of us that monitor the list with the intention of helping people that are having difficulties would greatly appreciate it if you would consult these two sources before posting a question in the future. This practice usually gets you a more accurate answer in less time and frees our time so we can use it to help people with more difficult issues. Thanks, Your Name For my part on at least one occassion I posted a question to the list after reading the manual (which in that case was clear as mud) and got the "RTFM". I was tempted to respond with IDRTFM - GFY. Daryl -----Original Message----- From: John W. Holmes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 11:39 PM To: andu Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP] Stop neurotic posting andu wrote: > This is a very busy list, over 100 message in a quiet day and most > people are helpful and decent, don't mind reading and learning. > Unfortunately there are some who mostly post stuff like 'read the > manual' and other shit like that. Stuffing e-mailboxes with such garbage > day after day doesn't do anybody any good even if the manual is not > being read as much as it should be. Is it too difficult to not answer > the post at all if you disagree with the content? Please search the archives... this argument has been made before. -- ---John Holmes... Amazon Wishlist: www.amazon.com/o/registry/3BEXC84AB3A5E/ PHP|Architect: A magazine for PHP Professionals – www.phparch.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
