[ale] RTFM

[Matt Shade]

I'm sorry if I sounded like "Stop asking stupid questions".....honestly, I
didn't mean it that way. I was just reminded of something I'd wanted to say
for a while. There are lots of times when I remember seeing something
"sometime recently" and wished I could find it easily. I didn't want to
single out anyone's specific post (sorry it was yours). I just took  that
moment to toss out my idea of adding a footer with a faq and link to the
searchable archives.

I'm sure I've asked questions that have made people think of telling me
RTFM!


matt shade
www.threekay.com


> I appreciate everyone who helped me especially Michael Golden who was
> willing to take this off the list by mailing me in private and helping
> me out. Without the help of Michael I wouldn't have figured out the
> second part.
>
> Just so you guys know, I did read the FAQs and did a google search.
> After 2 days with no advance is when I decided to post to ALE. Yes the
> members of ALE don't want their time wasted by having to answer stupid
> questions. But sometimes you have to give the poster the benefit of the
> doubt and maybe concede that they weren't able to find the answer by
> themselves. Just remember that everyone started somewhere and it's
> easier to ask someone than to decrypt insane amounts of FAQs and man
> pages.
>
> Just as it is frustrating to find the same questions over and over on
> the list, I'm sure it's just as frustrating to some to have to read a
> message with nothing more than RTFM.
>



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