Re: chill out
| From: | Jason Wong | Date: | Thu, 03 Apr 2003 05:20:01 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: chill out | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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On Thursday 03 April 2003 11:14, steve@i-redlands.net wrote:
> We subscribe to a few email lists on various languages.
>
> This list would have to be the worst for anyone learning
> - the amount of sarcasm and flaming that goes on is huge.
Try subscribing to the qmail list for a day or two.
> Just try and remember - everyone has to learn,
Exactly ...
> if you feel a question is off topic
... that is why people need to learn that this list is for the discussion of
PHP and not HTML/Javascript/Whathaveyou.
> or stupid
Off-topic is pretty easy to define. 'Stupid' posts are more subjective, but
...
- ignore it,
... the OP usually feels the urge to repost and repost. In any case this list
is tolerant enough that people usually get the answer that they're looking
for.
> theres no need to make the poster feel like an idiot.
If you feel like an idiot when someone points out something wrong with your
post then you have pretty low self-esteem.
> We all know your smarter than the rest of us ;-)
I hope you don't think I'm making you stupid, but I think you mean
"you're".
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