Re: Commodore programming

On 08/09/2016 21:09, groepaz@gmx.net wrote:

> choose a proper topic, and just ask - IMHO ... just make sure its not the type
> of questions that cant be answered by a quick google search (or codebase
> lookup) :=)

Often a newbie will be so out of their depth they won't even know how to 
find answers to their simple questions. That is if they have even 
figured out what their question is, they may be looking for help with 
the last 1% of their solution when the first 99% of their solution is 
just plain wrong. Just remember that everyone was a clueless newbie when 
they started, although for most of us it was so long ago that we didn't 
have anyone to ask.

So I try to remember that if someone asks what you consider a stupid or 
lazy question then there is no benefit in proving your superiority by 
flaming them, if you don't have the time or patience to answer politely 
then just don't. Of course if the list just gets spammed by thousands of 
emails a day then there may be appropriate action that can be taken.



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