> previous suggestion by a regular contributor. I still think a better > response is not to escalate: Either ignore the post or say something like, > "I don't understand your question. Please provide a self-contained minimal > example as suggested in the Posting Guide ... ."
I agree wholeheartedly. I have tried to do this with the ggplot2 mailing list, and I think it has been extremely successful in fostering a community that is friendly and polite, yet still provides excellent technical support (and these days, most of it doesn't come from me!). I know it's frustrating when you see the same "stupid" question asked over and over and over again, and it's so tempting to reply harshly, but I think you're far better off just letting it go, and doing something fun instead. Hadley -- Assistant Professor / Dobelman Family Junior Chair Department of Statistics / Rice University http://had.co.nz/ ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
