Re: I thought this was a PHP developers list

> Ahem. Well, can somebody tell me if there _is_ a list for questions like > "I'm trying to do whatever, and I've looked in the manual but I can't find > anything like I need"? I for one newbie _have_ looked for more than "Eeew > thirty seconds" at both the online manual and several books, and found Don't go away - you're on the right list. The complaints have come largely from the recent spike in the number of questions where the sender hadn't tried to figure it out first. It's like a student asking for help with their homework - would you be more likely to help the one who just wanted you to do it for them or the one who was honestly trying to learn the subject? The other reason why looking for help first is good is that even if you didn't find an answer, you'll probably find things that don't work. If you mention that in a post, you'll probably get a faster solution because people won't need to ask "Did you try $Foo or $Bar?" first. Chris