RE: e-mail etiquette

The point that nobody is getting is that these are newbies!  They are
partially stupid!  They don't even know what FAQ stands for(I didn't)!  They
just need a place to start!

I am frustrated at everyone's nonchalant comments because I was "flamed"
many times when I first started in programming(not to make this thread
personal, but I am trying to make you see my point of view).  It wasn't on
this list, but it really made me re-think about getting into programming.
It takes just as much time to float through some of the ego crap as it does
the simplistic newbie questions.

This is my last post on this thread, sorry if it has been dragged on too
long. . .

Aaron Bartell



-----Original Message-----
From: Mike.Collins@syan.co.uk [mailto:Mike.Collins@syan.co.uk]
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 10:21 AM
To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
Subject: RE: e-mail etiquette (was Dynamic Arrays)


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I don't have a problem with a beginner asking a question which some of us
experienced techies might consider silly, but there are surely limits as
to how often someone posts such questions, when a training course would be
more appropriate....




"Bartell, Aaron L. (TC)" <ALBartell@taylorcorp.com>
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17/10/2002 16:16
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>Tracy: Those of use who've been reading on-line discussions for years and
years have learned not to take on-line discussions too seriously or too
personally.

But you don't know that when you first get involved with a list, and when
somebody makes an aggressive comment to a newbie they might not come back.
Some of the most basic questions that get asked here are a good ground for
less experienced programmers to become a teacher to a newbie.


Aaron Bartell

-----Original Message-----
From: Hans Boldt [mailto:boldt@ca.ibm.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 10:09 AM
To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
Subject: Re: e-mail etiquette (was Dynamic Arrays)


Tracy Ball wrote:
> I am sure Scott's information is valuable, and to the point.  However,
you
> guys are missing the bigger picture, and that is being helpful to the
> community as a whole, ESPECIALLY to those who ask simple questions.
Point
> is, if we don't know an answer, then our question is always a simple
> question to someone else with more experience!  I felt "flamed" by
Scott's
> response, and I am a newbie to the forum, but hardly a newbie to the
> programming community.  There is always a way to be direct, without
> offending in the same manner.  And if you can't do that, then it isn't
> helpful, in any format.

Tracy: Those of use who've been reading on-line discussions for
years and years have learned not to take on-line discussions too
seriously or too personally. It's best to concentrate on the
technical content of the discussion and not the style.

Cheers! Hans



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