there are pages associated with this group that could be used without getting that whole wiki frackas of a conversation started again
http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php/web On Feb 12, 2008 9:13 AM, R. Rajesh Jeba Anbiah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Feb 12, 3:56 am, Baz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <snip> > > Members: > > > > - This is a big one. Please try to understand that CakePHP is very > > intimidating to novices and sometimes people need *exact* examples. > > Not "hunt through this post with 12 different replies and try to pluck > > out > > something that may work for you" > > - Along the lines of the above point, try to differentiate when you're > > pointing to an *exact* solution and *reference *material. Then the > > person knows what to expect. > > - Try to understand that you guys live and breath this thing. Some > > things just aren't clear to some people. It took me months before I could > > figure out 1/4 of the stuff that the $options array does in the $form > > helper > > by reading through the api. > > - Try to be patient. I know it comes easy to you, but people wouldn't > > be asking if the answer was obvious. > > - Try to understand a novice's question first before pointing them to > > some general solution. > > - Sometimes an explanation is worth a lot more than a link to an old > > thread/post/etc. Code isn't as clear to others as it is to you. > > - Try not to look down on the ignorant. You, of all people, should > > appreciate the complexities of CakePHP. > > > > I must say that I've been guilty of all of the above on some occasion or the > > other. > > > > Before you ask/answer a question, try to look at it from the other person's > > perspective before you hit the send button. > > +1 > > > Question: Why don't we have a rules and regulations text (one the homepage > > of the group perhaps?) that states policies on question asking such as > > researching, reading, duplicates, etc? > > Wiki would be ideal to setup knowledge base (someone could flame > on me:-)) > > > > -- -- (the old fart) the advice is free, the lack of crankiness will cost you - its a fine line between a real question and an idiot http://blog.samdevore.com/archives/2007/03/05/when-open-source-bugs-me/ http://blog.samdevore.com/cakephp-pages/my-cake-wont-bake/ http://blog.samdevore.com/cakephp-pages/i-cant-bake/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
