On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:46:20 +0800, Jason Wong <php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > IMO there are no difference between 'newbie' questions and 'non-newbie' > questions. Sure there is. For example a newbie might be needing some help debugging an array and may not have ran into the print_r() manual page yet.. Meanwhile the same newbie probably wouldn't be asking why their shiny new constructor doesn't automatically call the parent class constructor on instantiation. That's two questions that would come from people with very different levels of experience. It's not for us to decide what list a user would subscribe to. It would be up to them to judge which list they think they should post to based on their own experience to date with PHP. > Most questions that people deem as 'newbie' are in fact FAQs. Granted.. but that doesn't mean we can never discuss things that are already in print, just because they are already in print. Deleting uninteresting posts is quite simple. > It is far better to tell them to RTFM, STFA, STFW etc If that's your modus operandi. I'd rather help with an explanation and a bit of my own personal experience when possible. Sort of how Mr. Lemos likes to send people to his classy site when he can, and how you like to alienate people with RTFM, STFA, STFW etc. > than to shove them off on > a 'newbie' list and forget about them(!). Well, like I said.. I'd participate. -- Greg Donald Zend Certified Engineer http://destiney.com/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
