Personally, i'm tired of jackasses giving people shit about asking a question in a list.
This IS one of the places people do research about something they don't know!!! If I already know it, why in the [EMAIL PROTECTED]& would I come here? I love lists where people can ask whatever they want. I love lists that ARE the places people can come and get the info they need. The whole *)(*&(*#&#^# point of the internet is that it makes things easier. Sure you can google. You can also go and ask a list full of experts. I like that too. If anyone has a question that they want to ask, I may not know the answer, but I won't fill your inbox with surly snipes either. Ask away! On 10/9/03 4:32 PM, "David M. Ensteness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I prefer lists on which there are no discussions for fear that the > questions prompting conversation might be seen as ignorant. > > Now a couple thoughts without the sarcasm. I am often frustrated by all > the LEM Lists and my frustration comes from this very point. It has > become the case that many people do not do any research at even the > lowest level before e-mailing the list. Someone might ask "is my Mac > supported under Mac OS X?" Well, Apple has a whole page just detailing > that, perhaps you should look ... > > On the other hand if we react too harshly to such lowball questions > many people will simply be scared off from participating at all. > > I would prefer to stop receiving so many "why can't you spend 3-7 > minutes and look up the complete and accurate answer yourself" type > questions. But I also do not wish to belong to a bunch of e-mail lists > where there is no conversation or where anything but the most elite > question receives a harsh reply. > > So as Paul Simon said on the Dick Cavett Show years ago, "I was stuck, > everywhere I went took me somewhere I didn't want to be." > > Anyone have an answer? > > David > >> Sometimes I wonder if people actually read the list before they post. >> >> With me so far? >> >> Now, you might think to yourself, if I am a member of a mailing list >> for >> people running OS X on machines which OS X will not install on, there >> must >> be a cheat or something. >> >> And if you go read the XPF website - no, I'm not going to give you a >> URL, >> I'm giving you enough free info as it is; use your initiative! >> >> Of course, if you'd briefly scanned the list, asked yourself "what's >> this >> XPostFacto thing?" and put it into Google, then you wouldn't need to >> ask >> such vacuous questions. >> >> -- >> Liam Proven � http://lproven.livejournal.com > > -- > Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > > -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
