What are you going to do when your company network is down and the CEO is breathing down your neck asking when is it going to be fixed? I guess you'll tell him "we'll I asked a question in the newsgroup and nobody told me what to do yet." That's a quick way to be shown the door.
I stand by my assertion that the best way to advance one's career in networking is to develop the ability to look up problems and solutions on ones own. When stumped on a problem, ask the group... not ask the group first. I say again if you want to teach people that the way to resolve a problem is to blindly ask other people for solutions without trying to research and resolve on ones own, that's up to you but you're not doing them a favor and you'll diminish their abilities and career potential by doing that. What do you think the CCIE lab exam tests? Do they give you newsgroup access? Do they let you phone a friend? No, they give you a network, a set of issues, and reference material to research when needed. The exam is designed to test ones ability to think through issues, research when needed, and identify possible solutions. The people that follow your advice will never have the skills to be high level networkers. But that's alright, they'll be the people under me who'll always be asking me what to do when confronted with a problem. And that's why I'll be getting the big bucks... cause I can think and research on my own... and not run to others right away... Give a man a fish and he eats for a day... teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime... -- -=Repy to group only... no personal=- ""Sal DiStefano"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > I have been following this without saying anything, > but I cant resist any longer. > > Are you saying that people should look up all their > own answers? If that is the case, why have this board? > Just so mean spirited people like those who answered > this guy with useless answers can pounce on the newbie > who asks what you consider a question which is not > worthy? > I think one of the great things about a group like > this is I don't need to look up everything myself, I > can rely on the knowledge and experience of others, > and hopefully bring my experiences to some use here > for others. > Who should decide what others can ask? If the > person comes here for an answer to a question rather > that spending hours looking it up themselves, I think > it shows that they know where to go for answers. I > don't think traveling the hard road is the important > part, I think getting the answers is. > > If you don't have something constructive to say don't > reply to the post! > > "If you can't say somethin' nice, Don't say > nothin' at all." - Bambi > > Hope I haven't offended anyone. > > Sal > > ===== > "Ask yourself if what you are doing today is getting you closer to where you > want to be tomorrow." - Unknown > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals > http://personals.yahoo.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=26467&t=25805 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
