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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