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Stephen P. Becker wrote: |
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> I fail to see how pointing out a post was offtopic is mean. Rather, it |
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> will save that individual (and hopefully others) from making the same |
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> mistake in the future. |
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> Also, RTFM is absolutely the right answer more often than not. |
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> Otherwise, what is the point of having TFM in the first place? The |
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> amusement of those who spent a lot of time and effort writing it? |
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That's not the problem. RTFM is never the right answer because 'please, |
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RTM' is. Your mail pointing out that it was off-topic wasn't mean |
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because it pointed out that fact, it was mean because it was written in |
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a form that could have been much more friendlier. |
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A message is usually more than just the information in it. |
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Kind Regards, |
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Simon Stelling |
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Gentoo/AMD64 Developer |
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