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Date:      Mon, 27 Nov 2000 00:35:56 +0100
From:      Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net>
To:        Jeremiah Gowdy <jgowdy@home.com>
Cc:        Chris Wasser <cwasser@v-wave.com>, Jim Conner <jconner@enterit.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: The real Unix problem
Message-ID:  <20001127003556.C3462@buffy.local>
In-Reply-To: <003701c057ea$28854400$aa240018@cx443070b>; from jgowdy@home.com on Sun, Nov 26, 2000 at 12:47:57PM -0800
References:  <200011260323.AA149619028@wdc.callgtn.com> <200011260323.AA149619028@wdc.callgtn.com> <5.0.0.25.0.20001126044504.01e58bb8@mail.enterit.com> <003701c057ea$28854400$aa240018@cx443070b>

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On Sun, Nov 26, 2000 at 12:47:57PM -0800, Jeremiah Gowdy wrote:
> of help.  I don't believe in screaming RTFM to calm (although repeated)
> questions, from newbies.  You sit and think THAT QUESTION HAS BEEN ASKED
> 1,000,000 TIMES.  
I believe that point people at manuals and sources of more lengthy
explanations is a good thing to do.
Saying RTFM is offensive, trite and arrogant.
People who feel compelled to say it should stay out of news groups
whee Newbies are likely to ask questions, or not say anything at all.

> But from the other point of view, that person has only
> asked the question once, and is honestly trying to become a new member of
> the FreeBSD community.  
Exactly !

Cliff


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