[OT] - [Asterisk-Users] Why should I answer a Newbie question, therethick!

[Paul Fielding]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Brodbeck" <DavidB at mail.interclean.com>

> Sure.  So say, "I tried a Googling for X, but I didn't have any luck. 
> Then
> I looked at pages X and Y in the Wiki, but couldn't find anything that
> related to my problem."  People are a lot more sympathetic if you
> demonstrate you've made some effort to find the answer on your own.

True, but sometimes a newbie doesn't know that people are looking for this, 
they're new to how lists work as well.  So why not answer the question, 
nicely, and then say 'BTW, some people will be more symathetic if you 
research... yada yada...'  The key thing being the term 'nicely'.  Some 
people don't realize just how agressive their blunt approach can come across 
to a newbie...

Paul