Re: I thought this was a PHP developers list

Another good tip is right off the bat let everyone know that you've already checked the faq/manual and couldn't find the answer... -philip In article <NEBBIJABFKPPGJFBNIGLOEMBCNAA.jasonc@webpipe.net>, Jason <jasonc@webpipe.net> wrote: >Don't get turned off by opinions on this list. They're just that, opinions. >There are still alot of people willing to help, some are probably the same >people with the above mentioned opinions. It's just frustrating sometimes. >I would suggest that if you post a question you should use a descriptive >title, post enough info so we can understand the problem the first or second >time, and do your best to research your problem before posting, and be >prepared to get an RTFM a time or two. They can be especially helpful if >they post a link. > >Jason > > >> 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 >> nothing like I wanted, written a great long write-around, only to discover >> later from this list that there is a neat little function hidden away >> somewhere that does exactly what I want. >> >> I'm happy to go away, but I would like somewhere to go. >> >> Thanks for your time ;-) >> >> Sue > > >_______________________________________________________ >Site Design, Hosting, and E-Commerce at www.webpipe.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 >