On 7 sep, 16:50, Grant Edwards <inva...@invalid.invalid> wrote: > On 2010-09-07, Baba <raoul...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Sloppy wording, I apologise. This should say: If you find the > > question you're reading too easy then just don't answer. Noone is the > > owner of a democratic forum where freedom to ask the question one > > likes is paramount (as long of course as it is related to the > > group)...so let me repeat that, to say "Please do us a favour and at > > least try to figure things out on your own" is in my view > > inappropriate. > > You need to read this: > > http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > > To me it sounds "Do me a favur and get lost". > > No, it means "Do yourself a favor, learn how to do things yourself." > > Remember: you're then one asking people to give you something for > free. It's not up to them to conform to your expectations, rather you > need to conform to theirs. Otherwise, they'll just ignore you. > > -- > Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! FOOLED you! Absorb > at EGO SHATTERING impulse > gmail.com rays, polyester poltroon!!
"Please do us a favour" sounds condescending to me at least but maybe we Europeans are a bit touchy... However the following Wiki excerpt seems to go in my direction: "When someone makes a mistake -- whether it's a spelling error or a spelling flame, a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer -- be kind about it. If it's a minor error, you may not need to say anything. Even if you feel strongly about it, think twice before reacting. Having good manners yourself doesn't give you license to correct everyone else. If you do decide to inform someone of a mistake, point it out politely, and preferably by private email rather than in public. Give people the benefit of the doubt; assume they just don't know any better. And never be arrogant or self-righteous about it." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netiquette Baba -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
