but I have heard the phrase RTFM a lot what is RTFM ????
On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 8:01 AM, hard wyrd <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >> 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 > -- 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
