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From: wew@naucse.cse.nau.edu (Bill Wilson)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: uudecode in PC
Message-ID: <3735@naucse.cse.nau.edu>
Date: 14 May 91 17:29:06 GMT
References: <1991May14.101025.4703@uwasa.fi>
Organization: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AZ
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From article <1991May14.101025.4703@uwasa.fi>, by ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi):
> In article <1991May14.024154.6903@midway.uchicago.edu> valley@gsbsun.uchicago.edu (Doug Dougherty) writes:
>>Then again, that's the answer to most questions, isn't it?
>>(Doesn't seem like you should win any prizes for such an obvious answer...)
> 
> Yes, it is the obvious answer to most of such questions, and giving
> it is a more or less subtle hint to first try to find this kind of
> an answer from the well-known sources.  We like to try to help, but
> repetitive basic questions are not very conductive. 
>.

One thing I think you should remember is that new people come on to the
network every day.  They will not know what the "obvious" answers or
questions are.  If they new, they would not ask.  Only the "old timers"
will have a feel for the questions that come up repeatedly.  On the
C list I see a resurgence of the same types of questions for Turbo C
(especially the floating point not linked error message).  That does
not mean that the person asking the question has necessarily seen
that question on the net before.  Especially if they are new to the
net.  Please be patient with these people.  Being "stuffy" only brings
on animosity.  Let's help and not hinder people in their search for
knowledge.  If you want to be snotty, send the mail directly to them
and not the net.


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Let sleeping dragons lie........                    | The RoleMancer 
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Northern AZ Univ  Flagstaff, AZ 86011