On May 18, 6:49 am, Brian P <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree that taking the time to make a link available is important if > you're trying to get something that is broken fixed. That only thing I > would say is that sometimes a question is just a question--someone > just wants a bit of direction and doesn't need any debugging. For > example:http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API/browse_frm/thread/8a07... > > I don't think that would need a link--just a question about having a %- > sized map div. It's quite possible to do, but some help from the group > can make it easier to solve.
That may be true and many people here can help. But most questions that don't require a link would be better asked (or researched) in other groups or with a search engine. The thread you refer to, while it involves a map, is a general html/css question. -- Larry > > I just think a blanket "always provide a link" is too extreme--though > the posting guidelines shouldn't change, since the problem is more > often no link posted when one is needed than people complaining about > no link when one isn't needed. > > -Brian > > On May 18, 9:28 am, "Maps.Huge.Info (Google Maps API Guru)" > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > "By the time I've changed every internal reference, it would take > > longer than the question is worth. Has anyone got a simple solution? " > > > I think you've answered your own question about the posting > > guidelines. If the question is not worth asking, why are you bothering > > to ask in the first place? > > > You have to remember that the people who "work" on this board are all > > freely doing it without pay, so making your question easier to answer > > is in your as well as their best interest. > > > -John Coryat > > >http://maps.huge.info > > >http://www.usnaviguide.com > > >http://www.zipmap.net- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" 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/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
