Dude, OT, but WinME is the only version of Windows that I liked besdies 3.11 (now I am a Fedora guy)<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/28/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Charles Howse</b> <<a href="mailto:chowse@charter.net">
chowse@charter.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I'd like to start a calm, respectful, reasonable discussion of the reasons
<br>that we tell people to RTFM, or reasons that people don't get their<br>questions answered on mailing lists and usenet groups.<br><br>I'm not complaining about anything or anybody, just wanting to start some<br>discussion which might lead to more answers and less 'noise'.
<br><br>No one has been disrespectful to me, don't get the wrong idea.<br><br>I personally am a former Microsoft Certified Professional in NT Server 4.0,<br>have used operating systems including, PC DOS, MS DOS, OS/2 Warp, all
<br>flavors of Windows through XP Pro (except ME, which sucked sooo bad), Linux,<br>FreeBSD, and currently, Mac OS X Tiger.<br><br>I've administered networks consisting of hundreds of workstations and dozens<br>of servers, installed lans and wans from scratch, taught Windows operating
<br>systems, software and networking.<br><br>I feel that might just barely qualify me as knowing a little about<br>computers, and I say that seriously...'a little'.<br><br>There are a lot of things I don't know, and when I run out of research
<br>options, or get frustrated when all the troubleshooting solutions don't<br>work, I'm heading for usenet or a mailing list, because time after time,<br>that has been the resource that provided the solution. A wise man once told
<br>me, "Someone out there has solved that problem, you just have to find them."<br><br>I don't really know where to start, so here are some random thoughts...<br><br>Maybe I got told to RTFM because I missed something in it? Well, could you
<br>just politely point me to the section I missed, please? Or give me a link<br>to a howto or some html page where it is explained?<br><br>Maybe the question has been answered in the FAQ for the list? Just point me<br>
to it, you don't have to say anything else.<br><br>I've seen lots of posts to this list and others with no subject or a subject<br>that has nothing to do with the question, but the question was answered<br>respectfully. So, when I post with a good subject, one that will show up in
<br>a Google search, help me out.<br><br>Many lists and groups regularly autopost the guidelines for posting, FAQ,<br>and relevant howto pages, point me to those when necessary.<br><br>Someone used the phrase 'spoon feed' recently. I don't remember who, nor is
<br>it important, but what's wrong with a spoon full of sugar now and then?<br>And why would you ignore a reasonable question unless you don't know the<br>answer?<br><br>I think the members of this list are mostly doing things the way I would
<br>like to see them done, but I also think we could all do better, eh?<br><br>I don't mean to step on any toes, just want to start some discussion.<br>Does anyone else have any thoughts on why questions don't get the respectful
<br>treatment they deserve?<br><br><br>--<br>Thanks,<br>Charles<br><br><br><br>--<br>fedora-list mailing list<br><a href="mailto:fedora-list@redhat.com">fedora-list@redhat.com</a><br>To unsubscribe: <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list">
https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list</a><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>As a boy I jumped through Windows, as a man I play with Penguins.