At 2001-11-30T15:52:18Z, Viktor Rosenfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Unfortunately, I also had my fair share of people, who just wanted total > step-by-step instructions, didn't care for the information I gave them, > asked follow-up question, that showed, that they haven't put a single > thought into the problem themselves and generally just wanted me to come > over and solve the problem for them. This attitude is frustrating and if > it hits me too often, I invoke the RTFM. I concur. I'm really not a good instructor; I have a hard time taking n streams of information and verbally spewing out 1 coherent list of instructions to execute a task. However, I'll do my best to help someone learn something, *if* they can be bothered to try to participate in the experience. I steadfastly refuse to answer question after question when the answers should be readily apparent to someone who tried to understand the original answer. User: "How do I see all of the JPEGs in a directory?" Me: "The ls command gives you a list of files. Type ls *.jpg ." User, 10 minutes later: "How do I see all of the GIFs in a directory?" Me: "man ls" I realize that I've been blessed with the ability to absorb huge amounts of documentation, and that not everyone shares this trait. Still, I'm a lot more likely to give assistance if the person asking will at least *try* to learn for themselves. -- Kirk Strauser
