Erik Max Francis wrote: > Fuzzyman wrote: > > > FWIW I agree. If anyone didn't want to answer the question they didn't > > need to. > > > > Why be rude to someone asking a polite question. It's not as if there > > isn't much more *worse* noise on this group. > > Here were the "harsh" and "whining" responses to his question he's > complaining about: >
Fair enough. Maybe they weren't "harsh" and "whining", just patronising and abrupt. Fuzzyman http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/index.shtml > | Bad guess. Ask questions about language X on comp.lang.X > > | Really, it isn't. Post in a C# discussion forum, describing the > | behaviour you want from your program. > > | *Very* strong suggestion - read the following link: > | > | http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > Sorry, if you think those are unacceptable tones for responses to > off-topic questions, the real world is going to be something of an > unpleasant shock. > > He asked a question. He was told how to get the answer. No one was > rude until _he_ started being rude. > > -- > Erik Max Francis && [EMAIL PROTECTED] && http://www.alcyone.com/max/ > San Jose, CA, USA && 37 20 N 121 53 W && AIM erikmaxfrancis > Society attacks early when the individual is helpless. > -- B.F. Skinner -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
