Ahhh ESR's eccentricities. Actually, what applies in real-life, applies here specially with relating to people. Be courteous online, as you would in real life. Good etiquette when conversing/dealing with people face to face apply here online as well. With that thought, you can definitely get help in healthy measure.
On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Robert Citek <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 11:42 PM, Chris Miller > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Don't give thanks in advance: > > > > > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#courtesy<http://www.catb.org/%7Eesr/faqs/smart-questions.html#courtesy> > > That's not quite what is written: > > <quote> > Some hackers feel this connotes an intention not to thank anybody > afterwards. Our recommendation is to either say “Thanks in advance” > first and thank respondents afterwards, or express courtesy in a > different way, such as by saying “Thanks for your attention” or > “Thanks for your consideration”.) > </quote> > > Note "Some hackers", not all. "Some hackers" are socially maladroit > and gauche. "Some" don't bathe. So, one might want to take their > social advice about courtesy with a hefty grain of salt (or Purell). > > Regards, > - Robert > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > > To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject. > -- Penguin, penguin, and more penguin. Believe that within the brain is a brain, and within it another brain, and so on and so forth. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
