Most people who use the term RTFM do not attach any hostile intentions with
it.
I'm among those who are really pissed off when I see honest questions being answered with 'RTFM' or 'STFW'. I am relatively new to PHP, but by no means am I new to programming: like everyone else here, I already know how to RTFM and STFW. But sometimes I like to get an opinion from a real person: correct me if I'm wrong; is that not the purpose of a list??
If you're going to answer with an insulting 'RTFM' or 'STFW' then don't even post. Your noise is not helpful. Go find a list where everyone already knows everything so you can masturbate all you want.
Please flame me back channel,
Brian Dunning
http://www.briandunning.com/