RE: [PHP] I thought this was a PHP developers list

Try copernic for searching problems. It will search deja and other newsgroup and search engine databases. It's the first place I go when there is a problem I can't figure out. As for the web site, www.php.net, as a manual and a source for great php information, it's not the greatest. I have had a really hard time finding certain things that are on the site, like the number_format() function for instance, I had a hard time tracking that one down. I am going to unsubscribe from this list, because it is turning into a big waste of time. I think I will just do the digest thing. Maybe someone should start a moderated list that really easy problems will get booted. I don't know who would want to do that, but you never know. Good Luck Everyone, -----Original Message----- From: gfunk007 [mailto:josh@gfunk007.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 2:51 AM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] I thought this was a PHP developers list Oh fuck off... First of all, the archives are almost useless, the search is so stupid it's hard to find the answers to almost anything, and secondly, the search url isn't on the list any more, so where does joe newbie go to find out? If you don't wanna help somebody, then don't. Keep your elitist opinions to yourself, if you're so damned good at it what are you doing on this list anyway? -Gfunk [-= Visit my website! http://www.gfunk007.com/ - ICQ:74477509 =-] ----- Original Message ----- From: Andreas Pour <pour@mieterra.com> To: <M.vanderMerwe@expro.shell.co.uk> Cc: <J.Wesbeek@DoWebWeDo.com>; <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] I thought this was a PHP developers list > M.vanderMerwe@expro.shell.co.uk wrote: > > > > I read the manual, or at least the parts of it I was interested in, but > > I've learnt a lot by just sitting and reading the mails on this list. > > In a few months all the people on this list will know more about PHP. > > It's a growing thing. No one was born an adult, this is the same, we > > learn as we go along and soon everyone knows a lot more and questions > > change in relation to that experience. > > > > If all the learners go to a newbie list, who will answer the questions? > > I've never seen a manual that answers all questions. > > True, but if I see one more mail asking how to do MIME mail attachments, > I'm gonna hurl. It's true that newbies should be able to ask any > question, but not the same one over and over and over again. All it > takes is checking the archives before posting a question -- but of > course that is more work for the poster. > > It's the old adage about giving someone a fish and teaching them to > fish. If people bothered searching the archives before posting > questions this list would be bearable; as it stands I also am about to > give up. > > And that's a shame, as 1 in every 50 posts is very interesting. Would > be nice if someone played moderator and there was a moderated version of > the list . . . . > > Ciao, > > Andreas > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net