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Here, here -----Original Message----- From: Michael W. Ryan [mailto:mryan@netaxs.com] Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 9:36 AM To: 'plug@lists.nothinbut.net' Subject: RE: [PLUG] Newbie Questions On 2000年6月12日, Vettese, Nick A wrote: > I am with Tony. Although the questions may seem (stupid, weak, easy, > etc...) for you and maybe others, the questions that some people are asking > are (hard, advanced, technological, etc...) to people who have never used > Linux or are just starting. THere is nothing wrong with helping them, and > then telling them where you may have gotten your answer from. Or helping > them and pointing them in the right direction for further help. This is > more a community than a democracy, and I believe that we should help others, > and if you do not want to then don't. Answering these questions are also beneficial to the answerer. There are a number of times that I've been asked a "newbie" question and discovered that my information on the subject had become fuzzy or assumption-riddled. Another thing to remember is that social engineering is a key part of increasing the popularity of Linux (or anything). People will use what they feel comfortable with. Even I, a tech person, find that I prefer to ask a human being a question than to wade through several pages of text. Michael W. Ryan, MCP, MCT | OTAKON 2000 mryan@netaxs.com | Convention of Otaku Generation http://www.netaxs.com/~mryan/ | http://www.otakon.com/ No, I don't hear voices in my head; I'm the one that tells the voices in your head what to say. ______________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group - http://plug.nothinbut.net Announcements - http://lists.nothinbut.net/mail/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion - http://lists.nothinbut.net/mail/listinfo/plug ______________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group - http://plug.nothinbut.net Announcements - http://lists.nothinbut.net/mail/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion - http://lists.nothinbut.net/mail/listinfo/plug