Susan
December 5th 03, 12:19 PM
Right on John C. Harris, M.P.A. For all of the masters
of computerese and graduates of the School of Computer
Jargon who think those of us asking questions are too
lazy or too stupid to decipher your world, I suggest
diazepam 10 mgm. po t.i.d. ac and hs prn
>-----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.
>
>
>
>
>.
>
of computerese and graduates of the School of Computer
Jargon who think those of us asking questions are too
lazy or too stupid to decipher your world, I suggest
diazepam 10 mgm. po t.i.d. ac and hs prn
>-----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.
>
>
>
>
>.
>