I agree with Graham completely. Let's try to keep responses limited to useful solutions to peoples problems.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Gudgin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 9:51 AM Subject: Unfriendly messages from people who should know better > The reason I was first attracted to this list was because of an article, > announcing its launch (and that of the perl beginners list), in which the > general theme was that for too long, newcomers to Perl had been subjected > to "RTFM" in response to pleas for help. The lists were being set up to > provide a friendly and inviting atmosphere in which to get and give help. > > In fact, in the FAQ for this list we have: > > "2.1 - What is the list for? > A list for beginning Perl programmers to ask questions in a friendly > atmosphere. " > > "2.3 - Are there any rules? > Yes. As with most communities, there are rules. Not many, and ones that > shouldn't need to be mentioned, but they are. > * Be nice > * No flaming > * Have fun" > > and > > "2.6 - Is there anything I should keep in mind while answering? > We don't want to see 'RTFM'. That isn't very helpful. Instead, guide the > beginner to the place in the FM they should R :)" > > I find it disturbing to see these guidelines being ignored by people who > should know better - people who have a lot of respect within the Perl > community. Such messages as (excerpted): > > "Bleh! why does this program keep getting brought up?" > "PLEASE STOP RECOMMENDING THIS PROGRAM. > PLEASE POINT PEOPLE TO THE FAQ WHICH DETAILS THIS." > > and > > "So, you're making money using a product that thousands have > contributed to, providing the source code so that hundreds of others > can adapt it and fix it as they see fit, and yet you want to squander > that by locking up *your* application? > require 'standard/open_source_is_good-speech.pl'; > Don't expect much help *here*." > > This kind of "ill-tempered" response does this list (nor the respondent) no > favors at all. > > Regards, > > Graham Gudgin > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
