Re: ** READ THIS BEFORE POSTING - answers to frequently asked questions 2004.07.15

From: JAX (slipslide_at_pop.not)
Date: 07/15/04 

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 08:53:29 -0700

Hi Karl,

Of course I know what "FAQ's" are. I read your subject line as one sentence
which registered, to me, as a command to those who do reply to OP's, i.e.,
"Read this before posting answers to frequently asked questions!" After
coming back to the post, I see the hyphen and break from Cap's to lower case
letters. My mistake, I apologize for being so harsh.

I see that your intention was good, but I'm afraid the effort was futile.
Most posters come to the NG's and just start typing without making any
effort to find the solution to their problem on their own. Even with a link
that answers the question, it takes too much effort, for many, to read and
sort out the information they need. Many times, I have read posts where the
person said they had "searched all over but couldn't find an answer". When I
entered a key word from their post in Google, I got hits on it immediately.
Why would that work for me and not for them?(go figure)

Cheers, JAX

"Karl Levinson [x y] mvp" <levinson_k@despammed.com> wrote in message
news:OKJj0KmaEHA.716@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>
> "JAX" <slipslide@pop.not> wrote in message
> news:uHy75qhaEHA.2488@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > What is this, one size fits all? Are you a self proclaimed MVP? Who is
> this
> > addressed to?
>
> Surely you have heard of a "FAQ," know what they generally do, why they
are
> beneficial, and why they are often posted in newsgroups?
>
> I'm only trying to volunteer my time and help. Surely that's a good
thing?
>
>

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