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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