> RTFM means "READ THE FUJITSU MANUAL" if you don't know.. >
It is also a great indicator of the ability of the posters ability to deal with people who a) Might not have the same level of experience, b) may have a different opinion or c) may not be able to communicate as clearly. The sooner RTFM is trotted out the lower on a ranking of between 1 and 100 the users interpersonal skills can be rated. For instance, if the phrase is used say in the first reply to a post, then the poster doing the replying can be seen to be having a rating of 2 (about the same level as say a monkey with a good aim). On the other if the reply is the result of a looong thread where the other person just refuses to understand the ideas being put forward by the poster and up until that time the poster has been patient and polite then the rating will be higher. Of course there are modifiers for the posters emotional state of mind, history with the parent poster and so on, more research needs to be conducted. And in conclusion I would like to quote from a renowned poet: "Have a flame-fest on the SLUG list, See whose patience is the longest." -- James Purser Producer/Presenter - Linux Australia Update http://k-sit.com - My Blog http://la-pod.k-sit.com - Linux Australia Update Podcast, Blog and Forums Skype: purserj1977 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html