 | View Full Version : New WHT Rules allan 06-15-2002, 02:48 PM The new WHT rules, or at least they should be :D: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html I used to think Eric Raymond was unnecessarily obnoxious, but as I get older I am changing my mind :D. The Prohacker 06-15-2002, 03:06 PM Amen!! allan 06-15-2002, 10:47 PM Originally posted by The Prohacker Amen!! Cool :). I'll submit it in the suggestions forum :D. The Prohacker 06-15-2002, 11:10 PM You know, in a perfect world RTFM would be an appropriate answer... Shawn (GEcom) 06-16-2002, 12:07 AM Originally posted by The Prohacker You know, in a perfect world RTFM would be an appropriate answer... Don't forget STFW... :D mwatkins 06-16-2002, 01:06 AM Its a brilliant piece. I've pointed innumerable people to it since becoming aware of it, usually it just stops the conversation. ;) Most times that's exactly the desirable outcome LOL ! JayC 06-16-2002, 02:08 AM Originally posted by Shawn (GEcom) Don't forget STFW... Rarely does a week go by in which I'm not tempted to give that answer to a post here at WHT. As Eric S. Raymond put it in the article: "Ghod, doesn't everybody know how to use Google yet?" But I don't really mind that people just ask the easily-answered question instead of doing the web search. The crotchety one is... well, you know... someone else in this thread. mahinder 06-16-2002, 02:32 AM Try to find an answer by reading the manual. --------- - RTFM - i don't have acrobat. :( BTW, i am not a free person :o Try to find an answer by reading a FAQ. --------- -Where is the link :rolleyes: Try to find an answer by searching the Web. --------- Web what is it ! :mad: :D Try to find an answer by asking a skilled friend. --------- Tim where are you :scatter: :eek: Axel Teflon 06-16-2002, 08:38 AM hehe... Interesting! :stickout diederik 06-16-2002, 08:41 AM Cool :rolleyes: StarGate 06-16-2002, 11:30 AM ... to read this :rolleyes: Can someone please make a compact resumee of this and send it to lazyness@starhost.hm ... Thanks :confused: skelley1 12-23-2002, 04:40 AM Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but I think some of the people who don't follow the guidelines in this piece would never have found this thread to read it. I was going to post the same link as uuallan did at the top but figured I'd see if it had been posted recently first (attempting to follow my own advice ;) ). I've just noticed that people are constantly asking questions in this forum that it takes 30 seconds to google, go to the homepage of the software in question, or search WHT to find the answer for and wanted to give them some guidelines as to why they sometimes don't get the answers they're looking for. Please read the link above! susannad 12-23-2002, 05:00 AM used to think Eric Raymond was unnecessarily obnoxious, but as I get older I am changing my mind are you saying that you are becoming unnecessarily obnoxious as you get older ? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: sorry, no offence intended .. I said something similar the other day and got that response from a friend (should I say 'former friend') Lesli 12-23-2002, 12:13 PM Well then, here's to getting unnecessarily obnoxious ;-> allan 12-23-2002, 01:44 PM Originally posted by susannad are you saying that you are becoming unnecessarily obnoxious as you get older ? Unfortunately, I am finding that to be the case :D. I find myself doing things that I used to hate when older people did it :). Lesli 12-23-2002, 02:50 PM Originally posted by uuallan Unfortunately, I am finding that to be the case :D. I find myself doing things that I used to hate when older people did it :). Complaining about overly loud music...voting ultraconservative...taking your teeth out in public... :D (Just kidding - I'm hardly one to talk. In a few years I'll be out of the networks' beloved target demographic!) allan 12-23-2002, 03:04 PM Originally posted by living_media Complaining about overly loud music...voting ultraconservative...taking your teeth out in public... :D Fortunately, the answer is a qualified no to all three :D. I have, however, found myself saying, "I can't believe that kids today call this crap music" :D. Then I remember that in my day we grooved to Milli Vanilli and M.C. Hammer and all I can do is hang my head in shame :puke: Lesli 12-23-2002, 03:13 PM Originally posted by uuallan ...Milli Vanilli and M.C. Hammer... I've been watching the "I Love the 80s" series on VH-1 and alternating between laughing myself silly and questioning my sanity. No matter how bad today's youth may be...in our own sweet tyrannical way, we were just as bad. Who here had, or ever contemplated having, a Flock-of-Seagulls hairdo? *snert* The Prohacker 12-23-2002, 03:54 PM Originally posted by living_media I've been watching the "I Love the 80s" series on VH-1 They really should offer that on DVD.. :D allan 12-23-2002, 03:57 PM Originally posted by The Prohacker They really should offer that on DVD.. :D 80s = Laser Disk Acroplex 12-23-2002, 04:56 PM Originally posted by living_media Who here had, or ever contemplated having, a Flock-of-Seagulls hairdo? *snert* I had a "Frankie says:" t-shirt :D |