Re: Re: [NEWBIE GUIDE] For the benefit of new members

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:19:12 -0800, Chris W. Parker <cparker@swatgear.com> wrote: > All the "smart" people will go to the "advanced" (or "normal") > list and > leave all the n00bs by themselves to answer questions like, "I tried to > download the internets with PHP to my compy 386 but it didn't work. PLZ > HLP! KTHXBYE!" with, "I don't know. Maybe you should subscribe to the > advanced list and ask there?" When I don't know the answer to a post I don't reply to the post. I see no reason to advertise the fact that I don't know, that's a waste of everyone's time. If one of us newbies gets no answer after a few days, we would realize no one knows the answer and would probably repost the question to another list. > After a few hours there will be no more newby list. At least, that's how > the outcome has been imagined in the past. I for one would subscribe and remain a member of a php-newbie list. Never too smart to learn something new. -- Greg Donald Zend Certified Engineer http://destiney.com/