Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 13:36:32 -0400 From: Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com> To: Alexander Langer <alex@big.endian.de> Cc: Jeremiah Gowdy <jgowdy@home.com>, Travis Cole <tcole@wcug.wwu.edu>, Ron 'The InSaNe One' Rosson <insane@lunatic.oneinsane.net>, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD and IRC Message-ID: <20000502133632.Z86725@jade.chc-chimes.com> In-Reply-To: <20000502190132.A7377@cichlids.cichlids.com>; from alex@big.endian.de on Tue, May 02, 2000 at 07:01:32PM %2B0200 References: <20000501183644.A75942@lunatic.oneinsane.net> <20000501221654.A20589@wcug.wwu.edu> <000f01bfb3f9$5db2f0e0$5a5d0418@vista1.sdca.home.com> <20000502000316.A24887@wcug.wwu.edu> <20000502094046.B2489@cichlids.cichlids.com> <002801bfb44a$9744a0a0$5a5d0418@vista1.sdca.home.com> <20000502173315.A6023@cichlids.cichlids.com> <20000502123351.V86725@jade.chc-chimes.com> <20000502190132.A7377@cichlids.cichlids.com>
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On Tue, May 02, 2000 at 07:01:32PM +0200, Alexander Langer wrote:
> > (2) I try to put #freebsdhelp and or the handbook/FAQ in my kick reason.
>
> That's what I meant.
> Why is "/k newbie check #freebsdhelp" shorter for you than
> "please ask in #freebsdhelp".
<newbie> But why can't you just help me here?
<newbie> The {FAQ,Handbook} is too long, I didn't see a search option.
<newbie> I already asked there, and they weren't helpful.
<newbie> questions@freebsd.org takes too long, I need answers now!
<newbie> You guys know the answer, why can't you just help.
[...]
> > (3) I often kick with the answer to the question/URL for more information.
>
> Same as above.
Ditto. Except when I foolishly help you can also add:
<newbie> C'mon, you helped me last time with X
<newbie> I looked at the man page on line 140 word 4 but I _still_ don't
understand what I'm doing wrong.
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