Why questions don't get answered, or "No, I've already RTFM, tell me the answer!"
Robert P. J. Day
rpjday at mindspring.com
Thu Dec 29 21:15:49 UTC 2005
On Fri, 30 Dec 2005, Tim wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-12-28 at 21:37 -0600, Charles Howse wrote:
> > I don't mean to step on any toes, just want to start some
> > discussion. Does anyone else have any thoughts on why questions
> > don't get the respectful treatment they deserve?
>
> I think some do themselves harm by the way they post. Three common
> things spring immediately to mind.
then there's posts for which the subject field is essentially
meaningless, as in:
"need help"
"newbie question"
(no subject)
all of which inspire an immediate "d".
rday
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