Why questions don't get answered, or "No, I've already RTFM, tell me the answer!"

[Mike McCarty]

Charles Heselton wrote:
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>>From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com 
>>[mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Charles Howse
>>Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 7:38 PM
>>To: Fedora
>>Subject: Why questions don't get answered, or "No, I've 
>>already RTFM, tell me the answer!"

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>>And why would you ignore a reasonable question unless you 
>>don't know the
>>answer?
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> Is replying to say "I don't know" any more constructive than ignoring
> the question?  At the least it lets the OP know that the mail was
> received, but really, that's about it.

[snip]

Only if it is a question which the responder has reason to believe
that very few know the answer, and is trying to redirect the poster
either in posing a better question, or to another echo.

Mike
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