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Re: How to tell people to ask questions the smart way

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On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 9:28 AM, Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> On 05/09/2012 00:05, Ben Finney wrote:
>>
>>> Look there:
>>> http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#forum
>>
>> The “how to ask question the smart way” essay is not a blunt instrument
>> for beating people over the head with, and it is brutish to use it that
>> way. Instead, please point out *how* the original poster's question can
>> be improved.
>
> It is my opinion that the OP got exactly what they deserved, hence I
> entirely disagree with your response.

There are courteous and discourteous ways to hit someone over the head
with a blunt instrument. The instrument was, imho, appropriate in this
instance.

ChrisA

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Re: focus on jtextfield Andreas Perstinger <andipersti@gmail.com> - 2012-09-04 20:42 +0200
  How to tell people to ask questions the smart way (was: focus on jtextfield) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-09-05 09:05 +1000
    Re: How to tell people to ask questions the smart way Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-05 00:28 +0100
      Re: How to tell people to ask questions the smart way rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2012-09-04 21:32 -0700
    Re: How to tell people to ask questions the smart way Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-05 09:34 +1000
    Re: How to tell people to ask questions the smart way Andreas Perstinger <andipersti@gmail.com> - 2012-09-05 09:00 +0200
    Re: How to tell people to ask questions the smart way Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-05 09:06 +0100

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