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RE: [PLUG] Newbie Questions
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On Mon, 12 Jun 2000, 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.
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