[Tutor] Topic #2 of Tutor Digest

[Emile van Sebille]

On 7/28/2012 10:53 AM Todd Tabern said...
> Even if I were to purposefully ask the question in multiple places, why does that concern you?  wasn't aware that asking for help in multiple places is forbidden.

It's not forbidden -- simply disrespectful.  We all volunteer our 
available time to respond to questions, and most of us tend to follow 
multiple lists, so by asking on both you'll waste the time of those 
responders unaware that an appropraite response has already been 
provided, although in an alternate forum.  I generally don't even read 
threads where I recognize that a respected or known respondant has 
already replied.  When I see a question posed on multiple forums I note 
the poster and tend to disregard their future posts.  When it continues 
you'll start seeing *plonk* as potential respondnts add you to their 
kill file.

See http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#forum in 
particular, but the entire article should be committed to memory.

Emile