Posted by Nooze Goy on 07/16/07 22:11

Ivan Marsh wrote:
> RTFM is a perfectly valid response when it's obvious that the poster
> hasn't done the bare minimum of research on the technology they're working
> with. Don't even try, however, is not.

WHEN IT'S OBVIOUS...

Agreed, but the fact that someone doesn't write "I've been searching and
browsing and reading for fifty-'leven hours, and I still haven't been
able to figure out how to..." does not necessarily make it obvious that
someone hasn't bothered to RTFM.

The Third Agreement is "Don't Make Assumptions". I have an extension to
that: "unless you HAVE to, and even then you must be aware that you HAVE
made assumptions and be prepared to deal with the consequences thereof".

You could ask Half-Cocked Jack.

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