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Date:      Wed, 27 Feb 2002 18:37:46 -0800
From:      Johnson David <djohnson@acuson.com>
To:        Gerardo Paredes <gerardo_enrique_paredes@hotmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <20020228023829.7D85D37B41E@hub.freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <F83B2b0s065uZeGfFjw0000a963@hotmail.com>
References:  <F83B2b0s065uZeGfFjw0000a963@hotmail.com>

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On Wednesday 27 February 2002 06:16 pm, Gerardo Paredes wrote:

> Mr Arrogant, you are right, newbies got to learn the Fine Handbook before
> they ask lame questions.

For any newbies that haven't figured it out yet, there are three fundamentals 
reasons for checking the documentation before you post a question. First, if 
you post a question with an answer readily available in the Handbook, you 
broadcast your lameness to the world. Yes, there will be times where you 
overlook something and ask a lame question, but one lame question out of ten 
is much better then ten lame questions out of ten.

Second, the people on the ircs and mailing lists are volunteers. They don't 
get paid for taking the time to look up answers that you could have looked up 
anyway. FreeBSD Mall offers paid support plans if you wish to access tech 
support people that actually ARE paid to answer your questions.

And finally, learning about your system is a wonderful thing. But you will 
never learn it if you keep insisting on being spoon fed.

David (aka Mr. Arrogant)

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