Re: Array sort question

jblanchard@onecallcom.com wrote:

[snip] I love how infinitely helpful people on this mailing list are. It's a wonder people are being turned off to PHP. There's no one here willing to help new people more than throwing them "RTFM" responses. [/snip] Are you new here? I would rather teach a man how to fish than give him his supper on a silver platter. The OP did not show one ounce of having tried to find the answer on his own, he just wanted us to write the code for him. This same exact thing happens every few months, people get chastised for aa RTFM answer when that is the most appropriate answer. I didn't see you jump up with an answer there Sparky. Nope, your response was almost worthless. I, at least, gave the man a place to start looking for answers. I agree with you there. My response wasn't more helpful than yours, but you could've given him a more appropriate answer than RTFM with a link the the count function. I agree with you about not writing anyone's code for them, but you could at least be a little less harsh in your response to new people. RTFM is not exactly the best way to get people enthusiastic about things... It usually just pisses them off.

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