From: Michal Suchanek <hramrach@...>
Date: 2008-05-07T21:03:37+09:00
Subject: Re: Posting Culture

On 07/05/2008, Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> wrote:
> All,
>
>  is it just me or do we see a shift in postings toward the "can you
>  please do my work for me?" type of questions?  I get the impression
>  that reading Ruby docs and other types of research are going more and
>  more out of fashion.  Do we give away too much for free?  I know,
>  nobody has to reply to those questions, but I believe this tendency is
>  doing harm to the culture of this (still) friendly community.
>
>  Just to make it clear: I am not generally discrediting people that
>  seek support but I do have a heavy dislike for laziness.

Hello

I usually try to look up some docs (which are quite hard to search,
and quite vague), do some tests in irb, and then ask on irc.

I sometimes cannot figure out some elementary stuff because I do not
know the right method name for ri or overlook some not so obvious use
of a method.

I do not read all the posts, and there may be some that should be
answered by looking into Pickaxe. Then again, people who do not know
programing, and start with Ruby might have trouble  with basic stuff
repeatedly.

In my view asking a question that can be looked up in the docs on a
mailing list is a waste of time however you look at it. So ti must be
that those people either do not know about the docs or do not know how
to use them. Or perhaps cannot understand what's written there yet.

I remember starting when there was no Internet, at least here. It
prevented stupid questions as there was no place to ask but it was
tough.

Regards

Michal