RE: Too many answer to simple questions

Hello Jeffrey,

I AGREE.  This topic has arisen in the past with no real resolution.  It is 
obvious from the question whether 
every man and his dog can answer it or whether it requires specialised 
knowledge.  Most of these trivial 
questions can be answered by a proper read of the manuals.

I would like to suggest two things:

1).  The Midrange Guidelines are updated to request that the list is used when 
other avenues have been 
exhausted not as a point of first call.  I get the impression that many 
appenders are too lazy to read the 
manuals 'cause it's quicker to fire off a message.

2).  Please do not answer questions, especially simple ones, immediately.  Wait 
a day.  Read ALL the incoming 
mail first.  If it still hasn't been answered then reply.  And once you do see 
an answer, don't continue the 
thread unless you have something useful to add.  Illuminate, don't reiterate!

Comments from David Gibbs would be appreciated since he is paying for the 
wasted bandwidth.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.

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//--- forwarded letter -------------------------------------------------------
> Date: Fri, 08 Jan 99 16:06:07 -0800
> From: "Jeffrey M. Silberberg" <silbrbrg@netcom.com>
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Reply-To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Delay job in CL
> 
>    HELP !!  I had about 30 answers (Incomming mail messages) to this 
>  basic question. Can"t we use the DLYANSWER (*ALL) so that only one or
>  maybe two answers get submited.  Maybe, David could organize a team /
>  coverage to respond to some of these basic questions so that we can 
> maintain membership and not drive members away with the VOLUME. 
> 
>       Just food for.....
> 
>       JMS 

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