RE: [PHP] pop-up windows

Stop stressing about it. You will always get questions asked about javascript here. -----Original Message----- From: B i g D o g [mailto:bigdog@venticon.com] Sent: June 28, 2002 2:55 PM To: Kevin Stone; php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] pop-up windows If you do not remember this was attempted about 3 months ago but the list owner did nothing to support this...there was a person that set up a searchable FAQ and tutorial on all of the basic questions that where on the list. I even helped out with translating it into spanish... however, again the list owner needs to take the initiative to do something or there will be continued postings about how to use it...the owner needs to step up and get this working... B i g D o g ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Stone" <kevin@helpelf.com> To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 12:47 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] pop-up windows > So what we have accomplished after 20 posts is to inform this one user how > to go about researching and posting proper questions. What of the hundreds > of newbie posts that will come after his? Are we gonna complain about them > too? I've said it before and I'll say it again. We need a pervasive > reminder.. an automated email sent to the list once a day labled, "[PHP] > *BEFORE YOU POST* Links to FAQs and Resources". Now this is something that > any one of us could set up in less than an hour. So who's it gonna be? > Preferably sombody who knows or is in contact with the list administrator so > that we don't have two dozens of these being posted every day. > -Kevin > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Hewitt" <g0pae@manordat.demon.co.uk> > To: "Luis Miguel N. Tavora" <lmtavora@estg.iplei.pt> > Cc: <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 12:16 PM > Subject: Re: [PHP] pop-up windows > > > > Luis, > > > > Nobody means to be offensive, but please think about the people who > > regularly monitor and answer questions on this list. If you had been > > subscribed to this list for about a week then you will have seen your > > question come up before. If you had looked in the archives before > > posting then you would have found the answer. If you had searched google > > before posting... > > > > It could be seen that there are people who use this list as a quicker > > way of finding an answer than doing some elementary research first. As a > > result, this is a high volume list, that is a waste all round. > > > > In general, if posters say what they have done to try to find the answer > > before posting, then they are more likely to get help, even with > > questions that probably should not be posted here. > > > > Maybe you did not know these things, in which case have you any > > suggestions as to what we can do to help make people more aware, (and > > maybe find answers to their questions easier)? Please help by > contributing. > > > > I have learnt a great deal about php by monitoring this list, well done > > to all of you. Please keep up the good work. > > > > Regards and have fun with php, > > > > Chris > > > > Luis Miguel N. Tavora wrote: > > > > >to get a nice reply like yours, rather then an offensite > > >message. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php