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From: berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Questions without answers
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Date: 7 Jun 88 20:12:00 GMT
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Nf-From: clio.las.uiuc.edu!berger    Jun  7 15:12:00 1988


I'm glad to see there are others who feel as I do.  If your question is
important, then take the time to read the answers in the newsgroup.  If
it's not worth your time to look for them, then it's not worth my time
to write a response.

Most questions are of interest to more than one person.  The answers
undoubtedly benefit many.  I don't see how redundant answers should
be much of a problem.  If somebody else has answered the question in
the newsgroup or notefile, and I have nothing to add, then I won't
send a redundant posting.

People often promise to summarize, but frequently don't bother.  If
they're "too busy" to read the news/notefile for the answer, then
what makes you think they'll take the time to summarize it for
everybody else?

Finally, every question doesn't have a unique answer.  It's often
useful to generate a DISCUSSION.

			Mike Berger
			Department of Statistics 
			Science, Technology, and Society
			University of Illinois 

			berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu
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