carrie
December 5th 03, 12:17 PM
You do know how snobby and self-important you sound,
don't you? Well, of course you do...I forgot that you
know everything.
>-----Original Message-----
>The next person to post asking whether their Windows
version is 32 or
>64-bit will be plonked. Anyone too lazy - or stupid - to
scroll back through
>a couple of hours of posts doesn't deserve a reply. Yes,
I said a couple of
>hours. I did some quick maths and this question is
asked - on average -
>TWELVE times a day. There may be those with more
patience than I, but I know
>that I certainly don't want to be bothered answering the
same question ad
>infinitum, especially when the poster could have found
the answer on their
>own had they been bothered.
>
>I have a link in my signature that tells you all about
asking Smart
>Questions. Here is an excerpt: -
>
>Before You Ask
>Before asking a technical question by email, or in a
newsgroup, or on a
>website chat board, do the following:
>
> 1.. Try to find an answer by searching the Web
(http://groups.google.com).
>
> 2.. Try to find an answer by reading the manual.
>
> 3.. Try to find an answer by reading a FAQ.
>
> 4.. Try to find an answer by inspection or
experimentation.
>
> 5.. Try to find an answer by asking a skilled friend.
>
>People asking said question haven't bothered to do any
of the above. These
>groups are NOT here to do your research for you - they
are a last resort
>*ONCE YOU HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HELP YOURSELF*. By asking
the same questions ad
>nauseam, you demonstrate that you're too lazy to assist
yourself and want
>things done the easy way. Sorry, but it doesn't work
like that.
>
>Please follow the above steps first - if you *STILL*
can't find an answer,
>*THEN* post.
>
>I will end by quoting the first paragraph from the guide
>
>
>--
>Perdita X. Dream
>
>Please help us to help you
>http://groups.google.com
>http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>Please note that the reply address is fake.
>Keep all posts to the groups as private requests for
assistance
>(i.e. email/IM) cannot be acknowledged. Thank you.
>
>
>
>
>.
>
don't you? Well, of course you do...I forgot that you
know everything.
>-----Original Message-----
>The next person to post asking whether their Windows
version is 32 or
>64-bit will be plonked. Anyone too lazy - or stupid - to
scroll back through
>a couple of hours of posts doesn't deserve a reply. Yes,
I said a couple of
>hours. I did some quick maths and this question is
asked - on average -
>TWELVE times a day. There may be those with more
patience than I, but I know
>that I certainly don't want to be bothered answering the
same question ad
>infinitum, especially when the poster could have found
the answer on their
>own had they been bothered.
>
>I have a link in my signature that tells you all about
asking Smart
>Questions. Here is an excerpt: -
>
>Before You Ask
>Before asking a technical question by email, or in a
newsgroup, or on a
>website chat board, do the following:
>
> 1.. Try to find an answer by searching the Web
(http://groups.google.com).
>
> 2.. Try to find an answer by reading the manual.
>
> 3.. Try to find an answer by reading a FAQ.
>
> 4.. Try to find an answer by inspection or
experimentation.
>
> 5.. Try to find an answer by asking a skilled friend.
>
>People asking said question haven't bothered to do any
of the above. These
>groups are NOT here to do your research for you - they
are a last resort
>*ONCE YOU HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HELP YOURSELF*. By asking
the same questions ad
>nauseam, you demonstrate that you're too lazy to assist
yourself and want
>things done the easy way. Sorry, but it doesn't work
like that.
>
>Please follow the above steps first - if you *STILL*
can't find an answer,
>*THEN* post.
>
>I will end by quoting the first paragraph from the guide
>
>
>--
>Perdita X. Dream
>
>Please help us to help you
>http://groups.google.com
>http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>Please note that the reply address is fake.
>Keep all posts to the groups as private requests for
assistance
>(i.e. email/IM) cannot be acknowledged. Thank you.
>
>
>
>
>.
>