Hi all, Since we are on the discussion of new users asking questions on the list, let's make some suggestions on how to do it without getting your head chopped off! ;-) I know many more users are moving over to Linux now and that's a good thing, but everybody is going to need help sometime, even the more experienced "newbies" on the list. All of us will have questions from time to time, but it only means we are all still learning. That is good. What we need, I suppose, is a way to distinguish the differences between the very new and the not so new. It was suggested sometime back by someone on the main list, I believe, that a very new user specify in the subject, "Newbie alert", so the old guys/girls, well I mean old linux guys/girls, no that doesn't sound right either, well you get my drift, would know your level before answering a question. ;-) That way most here will know how to approach the user with the answers to their questions. Many new users don't know immediately that these lists are here or where to look for answers or even what questions to ask right away. You'll find that many here realize that when they know your level, so they can guide you to the correct places to look. It's just a matter of knowing a little about the questioner, so those people are able to offer help, can. Help us and we'll help you. Lee -- --- KMail v1.8.2 --- SuSE Linux Pro v9.2 --- Registered Linux User #225206 There's no problem so awful that you can't add some guilt to it and make it even worse! ...Calvin & Hobbes
Op zaterdag 13 augustus 2005 00:01, schreef BandiPat:
Since we are on the discussion of new users asking questions on the list, let's make some suggestions on how to do it without getting your head chopped off! ;-)
Point them to the wiki: http://susewiki.org/index.php?title=Newbie -- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless
BandiPat wrote:
Hi all,
Since we are on the discussion of new users asking questions on the list, let's make some suggestions on how to do it without getting your head chopped off! ;-)
A blast from the past: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Torgeir
On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 00:24:57 +0200
Torgeir Berg
A blast from the past: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
I must say I don't like this document that much. It's just to long for people who have an urgent question at hand. And it's written in a tone that IMHO nobody can expect newbies to really read it before asking the next question. Don't get me wrong, a lot what is said there is correct, but the way it's written makes it useless. Half as long and a tad more friendly would do the trick. Just my 2 cents... Ingo -- Ingo Strauch ---- Registered Linux User #227900 (http://counter.li.org/) GPG Key Fingerprint = DEC8 1B12 9573 6BE7 7A99 C33F 809C 8C2C 772E 66A1 http://www.the-one-brack.org/
Ingo Strauch wrote:
A blast from the past: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
I must say I don't like this document that much.
Well I wasn't going to say anything about that document, but I do agree with Ingo. -- Shriramana Sharma http://samvit.org
On Saturday 13 August 2005 05:01, BandiPat wrote: ...
It was suggested sometime back by someone on the main list, I believe, that a very new user specify in the subject, "Newbie alert", so the old guys/girls, well I mean old linux guys/girls, no that doesn't sound right either, well you get my drift, would know your level before answering a question. ;-) ...
I think it would be better not to pollute the subject line, which tends to be too short anyway. But such a hint in the body of the message would be helpful, to see at which level where to start with suggestions. Regards, Matt
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BandiPat
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Ingo Strauch
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Matt T.
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Richard Bos
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Shriramana Sharma
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Torgeir Berg