From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 1867 invoked by alias); 22 Jul 2002 19:50:03 -0000 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Received: (qmail 1860 invoked from network); 22 Jul 2002 19:50:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO web21007.mail.yahoo.com) (216.136.227.61) by sources.redhat.com with SMTP; 22 Jul 2002 19:50:02 -0000 Message-ID: <20020722195002.51103.qmail@web21007.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [130.127.121.212] by web21007.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 22 Jul 2002 12:50:02 PDT Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 13:32:00 -0000 From: Nicholas Wourms Subject: Re: FYI: HTML targets in "Smart Questions" To: cygwin@cygwin.com In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-SW-Source: 2002-07/txt/msg01770.txt.bz2 --- Raphael wrote: > On Sun, 21 Jul 2002, Jim Balcom wrote: > > > On Sun, 21 Jul 2002, Dario Alcocer wrote: > > > > DA>>The idea is not split the list, but for initial posters (from what > > DA>>I've seen on this list, most first-time posters qualify as > newbies) > > DA>>to get a quick lesson in posting meaningful questions *before* > they > > DA>>get to post (only for the first post.) That's why I suggested the > > DA>>poster, before they're allowed to post for the first time, get an > > DA>>e-mail asking them (in a cordial tone, obviously) that they > *please* > > DA>>read the ESR essay *first*[1]. > > > > I find your assumption that all first time posters are newbies and > need to > > be trained offensive. > > > > The fact that newbies questions get ignored is upsetting. > > > > Nicholas W?'s attitude is horrible! > > > > I've learned that this is not a package that I need to waste any more > time > > on. I've heard that it is great. But, like OS/2, it won't install and > no > > help is available for simple problems. > > > Thats a bit short tempered, I'm not a real newbee and I know how to find > most answers, but I agree there's some fear to ask a question but no > reason to dump cygwin, it's great and there is help. Larry Hall, where are you (when we need you the most)? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/