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| Started by | "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> |
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| First post | 2021-08-05 00:40 +0200 |
| Last post | 2021-08-05 01:10 +0200 |
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Re: Re: Manners and useful subject [was Re: HOW's lost @ $ €] "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-08-05 00:40 +0200
Re: Manners and useful subject [was Re: HOW's lost @ $ €] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-08-05 01:10 +0200
| From | "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> |
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| Date | 2021-08-05 00:40 +0200 |
| Subject | Re: Re: Manners and useful subject [was Re: HOW's lost @ $ €] |
| Message-ID | <CIxIn-3Ce-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
Thank you David for the reminder I'm afraid that August sneaked up on me without me noticing. I've reposted the FAQ and I've used some of the suggestions you've outlined in a new piece about how to ask smart questions and read answers. The general advice that is often given to go away and read Eric Raymond's piece on this is not very helpful. Although it is often quoted, it is quite hard to read and shows an attitude that is not helpful at times. People pop up on this list from time to time with problems and the other users here generate a storm of well-meaning advice. It is very easy to assume that you alone have all the answers - I do it far too often - and often the answers given don't really reflect the real underlying questions. It is also very easy to be upset or annoyed by someone's approach and know that you would do it better and respond accordingly. There's an xkcd cartoon for that: https://xkcd.com/386/ is still very relevant. Someone else's lack of relevant knowledge / inability to express themselves clearly shouldn't necessarily be directed back at them and someone asking "stupid questions" is not normally doing so deliberately -it's not always personal. All the very best to all reading (and contributing to) the list, as ever, Andrew Cater
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| From | David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> |
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| Date | 2021-08-05 01:10 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <CIybn-42e-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #238163 |
On Wed 04 Aug 2021 at 22:34:20 (+0000), Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > Thank you David for the reminder > > I'm afraid that August sneaked up on me without me noticing. I've reposted > the FAQ and I've used some of the suggestions you've outlined in a new piece > about how to ask smart questions and read answers. I'd hate to take credit for Greg's work—I merely quoted just the headings from the second part. But thanks for posting it. (Reenacting https://xkcd.com/386/, but at my dinnertime.) Cheers, David.
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