I help myself, too, but often times, answers that are offered to problems aren't correct, so you'll certainly hear "that didn't work" if you post an incorrect answer to a question.
> -----Original Message----- > From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of MorningZ > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 11:38 PM > To: jQuery (English) > Subject: [jQuery] Re: In this code, what would $(this) in the success part > refer to? > > > that's exactly the point i was reaching at > > some people, myself included, point out a syntax error in the posted > code... only to have it changed to as suggested and then a new post of > "that didn't work!"... there's no effort shown to understanding why $ > ("this") and $(this) are two totally different things... just that > "it didn't work" > > the whole underlying problem is a total lack of understanding of > selectors and what they are getting.... > > whatever though... i know i am not alone in opening a new topic only > to see it the same exact post from before.... it's just that i'm the > first person to speak of it.... so don't burn me at the stake for > saying what many others are thinking..... as Matt says, you have to > help yourself first.... > > > > On Jan 13, 11:33 pm, Matt Quackenbush <quackfu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Has it ever occurred to you that maybe, just maybe, people are sick and > > tired of helping you when you refuse to help yourself? > > > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 10:32 PM, Rick Faircloth wrote: > > > > > This is a completely different part of the problem. > > > The other parts have been solved, but I couldn't make sense > > > of the success part. > > > > > If you don't want to help, don't respond. > > > > > And if you really are concerned about the number of posts, > > > contribute to making them unnecessary by helping with the problem. > > > > > You took up more "ink" on the page by complaining about the > > > posts than you would if you had just answered the question. > > > > > I'll just assume you don't know...so please keep the responses > > > off my thread unless you want to be helpful. > > > > > Rick
