Agreed! Eric Fitzgerald wrote: > Some people have looked at the manual's, yes, and it's pretty simple to > determine when they have. If the question they ask can be copied/pasted > into the mysql documention search and get the answer, then the person has > not checked the documentation. Sometimes people miss things in the > documentation, this is ok also. However, most of the time, people just > don't LOOK at the documentation. I see the same questions asked over and > over again on this list, and most of the time the answers given are quotes > from the documentation, and the people accept those answers. > > The MySQL manual is written very well IMHO (and there's no bias here, I am > in no way connected to the MySQL dev team except as an end user). Perhaps > if you find a section hard to read, maybe bring that up? I'm sure the > maintainers of the manual hang out on here (I believe Sasha is one), and I > also don't think I'm far off in thinking they would love to have suggestions > on how to improve the manual. Then again you could just purchase a support > license or even get a MySQL book (several good ones out there), try to get > one that concentrates on MySQL and the programming language of your choice. > > The intelligent comment isn't acurate though. I think the problem here is > more the people who refuse to look for themselves to find the answers, and > instead just bring the question directly to the list (some subscribing just > long enough to post). This list's subscribers probably varies greatly in > users experience/knowledge. I myself am only 20 years old and don't have > the experience of others. But when I bring a question to the list, I try to > make sure I've exhausted every avenue I have myself for finding the answer. > Simply because the others on this list have things to do on their own time, > and don't need to be troubled by a question I have. > > To sum up, if you have a hard time figuring things out, and need to ask a > question, that's fine with me. However, if you simply don't want to take > the time to look and want to fire off a quick E-Mail to the list asking a > question that is very clearly answered in the manual, then I think your > being inconsiderate of others. > > Eric Fitzgerald > Server Administrator > AMN Television Marketing > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carlos Corzo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 2:58 PM > Subject: Lazy > > > Some people have tried the manuals verbatim but are really confused > > because they are not at your intellectual level. If this list is for > > the "intelligent only", change the title please. Not everyone can > > decipher a manual. I may post questions but there are reasons for > > them. My time is just as valuable as yours. > > > > take care. > > > > > > -- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Please check "http://www.mysql.com/documentation/manual.php" before > > posting. To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To unsubscribe, send a message to: > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > If you have a broken mail client that cannot send a message to > > the above address (Microsoft Outlook), you can use: > > http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > > > > > -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check "http://www.mysql.com/documentation/manual.php" before posting. To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> If you have a broken mail client that cannot send a message to the above address (Microsoft Outlook), you can use: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
