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Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> It does make the question invalid if it provides insufficient information |
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> to permit a helpful answer. |
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Not at all. It just means that the question needs expansion. |
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> After all, the whole point of posting the |
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> question is to get the answer. |
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Very often, the questioner lacks the experience and knowledge to frame a |
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question that you would deem valid. |
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It's a very sad fact that Linux users generally have an appalling |
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reputation for arrogance and a lack of helpfulness. :( I frequently see |
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examples of this such as "Google is your friend" when the OP states that |
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he can't get his Internet connection to work! :( The standard complaint |
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about Linux users is that "RTFM" is the typical reply to a question. As |
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it happens, I have never,ever asked a question here or anywhere else |
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about Linux, Gentoo, whatever - I always find my own answers one way or |
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another. However, not everyone has the time, skill or patience to do that. |
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I'm glad to say that, generally speaking, Gentoo users do not sink quite |
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that low - but we are heading that way. :( We need to take stock of what |
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"community" really means and try to show a little more patience towards |
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people who have just entered our community rather than alienating them. |
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Just my thoughts, anyway. ;) |
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Be lucky, |
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Neil (another one) ;) |
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