On Fri, 1 Jun 2007 12:33:57 -0400, Bob Shannon wrote: >Many posts ask about information such as messages >that is clearly documented. The result is that 50 >experienced people look up the message to "help" >someone who could have/should have found the answer >on their own. > >I have three system programmers with less than one year >of experience each reporting to me. I feel their pain, >but they are taught to take problems as far as they can >before asking for help. That is part of the learning/teaching >paradigm. Those 50 experienced people COULD just let the post sit out on the listserv for a day or two (or more) to quietly give the hint to the original poster. Fast, easy answers enable & encourage continued abuse. -- Tom Schmidt Madison, WI
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