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From: clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu (Chaz Larson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Basic questions posted to the net.
Message-ID: <2715@ux.acs.umn.edu>
Date: 13 Nov 90 19:42:12 GMT
Reply-To: clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu (Chaz Larson)
Organization: Iron City, USA
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Often in comp.sys.mac.*, I have seen questions asked that are of an extremely
basic nature; things that can be found in the manuals of the products without
a great deal of trouble.

How do all of you interpret these types of questions?  I generally assume that
anyone who would have to post to the net asking how to accomplish something of
this nature must not be a legitimate owner of the product, since they seem not
to have a manual to refer to.

Because of this, I am inclined to never answer questions like this, or to
answer them only with the number of the illuminating manual page. Has this
been brought up before?  I'm curious as to net.opinion on this matter, and
I thought it might benerate some lively discussion.

chaz



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clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu                                       AOL:Crowbone