[Tutor] Re: variation of Unique items question

[Liam Clarke]

When someone joins the list, they shoudl receive a welcome email that
contains -


> - a clear description of what you want to do
> - sample data
> - desired results
> - code that attempts to solve the problem

as a helpful hint of how to ask questions.

I have this bookmarked - 
http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

"Never assume you are entitled to an answer. You are not; you aren't,
after all, paying for the service. You will earn an answer, if you
earn it, by asking a question that is substantial, interesting, and
thought-provoking — one that implicitly contributes to the experience
of the community rather than merely passively demanding knowledge from
others."

"RTFM has a younger relative. If you get a reply that reads "STFW",
the person who sent it thinks you should have Searched The F**king
Web. He is almost certainly right. Go search it. (The milder version
of this is when you are told "Google is your friend!")"

"Q:	My {program, configuration, SQL statement} doesn't work

A:	

This is not a question, and I'm not interested in playing Twenty
Questions to pry your actual question out of you — I have better
things to do.

Q:	

How can I crack root/steal channel-ops privileges/read someone's email?
A:	

You're a lowlife for wanting to do such things and a moron for asking
a hacker to help you."

Arrogant words of wisdom to ask help by. :- )
(But, some of them seem appropriate here from time to time.)


Liam Clarke
On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 10:02:25 -0500, Kent Johnson <kent37 at tds.net> wrote:
> I will give some credit to you for asking a clear question. You included
> - a clear description of what you want to do
> - sample data
> - desired results
> - code that attempts to solve the problem
> 
> When all of these are present I am much more likely to respond. The first three elements especially
> make a big difference.
> 
> Kent
> 
> Scott Melnyk wrote:
> > Hello.
> >
> > Kent once again you have responded incredibly quickly in a most
> > helpful manor.  I sometimes wonder if the old reference to a
> > "Kent-bot" has some truth to it.
> >
> > Thanks again, I will play with it and keep on going.
> >
> > Scott
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