| From: | Brian E. Doe |
| Date: | 28 Jan 2000 at 22:41:57 |
| Subject: | Re: Deficons44 and chip mem |
From: "Brian E. Doe" <bdoe@lemoorenet.com>
On 28-Jan-00, Steve Brightman was heard muttering:
SB> Leon, it is unfortunate that some people feel the need to be rude to
SB> newcomers. Not everyone has been following the never ending threads,
SB> there are always new people joining the list.
SB> The OS3.5 documentation leaves a lot to be desired, when I first got 3.5
SB> I figured I'd start using it and all would be well, now I know you have
SB> to start looking through other directories on the CD and installing
SB> other weird utilities just to get basic functionality.
Yes, a printed manual, like what came with my original OS2.04, would have
been nice. Of course, I understand the costs involved with doing that
would be astronomical. However, a more user-friendly and cost-effective
method would have been to do the docs as a series of AmigaGuides.
SB> It does bug me that people still keep greeting newbies in such a warm,
SB> friendly fashion (sarcasm fully intended). My message to them is simple,
SB> "If you don't want to help these guys do us all a favour and just keep
SB> silent".
SB>
SB> Welcome to the list and ask away.
SB> There is no such thing as a stupid question, just stupid and
SB> inconsiderate answers.
I agree 100%.
Regards
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