On 2007-08-02, gregarican <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Aug 2, 12:58 pm, "Terry Reedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> "gregarican" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >> >> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> | friendly than Python's. Your points are well-taken in how to properly >> | post and how to do your own homework. Message correct. Delivery >> | lacking... >> >> Sorry, I saw nothing rude in Steven's straightforward and indeed polite >> suggestion. Your post, however, .... >> >> tjr > > Maybe it's just me but the word "grovelling" just doesn't ring > of newbie friendliness.
Maybe not, but it seemed to be a reasonable characterisation of the subject line. The only thing more valued than politeness on most programming newsgroups is correctness. > To each their own I guess. Kind of like the Smalltalk list > where a few respondents are really dry. Someone will post > asking something like "Can I use Smalltalk to do X so that it > talks to Y?" One guy (without pointing to a link or offering a > snippet) just posts "Yes." I guess literally they have > contributed. Or someone calls your house and asks, "Is > so-and-so there?" You just say "Yes" and hang up on them :-) Those kind of replies are posted for the fun of it, and with the knowledge that somebody else will feel less flip at the time and probably provide real help. -- Neil Cerutti The pastor will preach his farewell message, after which the choir will sing, "Break Forth Into Joy." --Church Bulletin Blooper -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
