Re: What to Ask and How to Answer Questions


"Box134" <box134@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:On8M240DGHA.344@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> If everyone was like you we wouldn't need your suggestions. Maybe you're
> either too kind or naive to realize that a few bloody-minded people come
> here only to insult. Fecesia, or Margolotta as she calls herself today, is
> one. No amount of good will will change that.

How about skipping her or putting her name on a blocked list?

I can only get the microsoft groups in Outlook Express, and other
newsgroups I have to go through google, and you can't block people. Also, if
you block people too much, it leaves holes in threads and can be confusing
to read. But here, this is clearly not something worth giving attention to
(though I have responded, being new and not realizeing the overall
situation). Just skipping the posts and not responding would work, but....
people who come here new and get told off by her need to realize this, too.
That this isn't the overall attitude of the group. Just because someone
doesn't ask a question in the proper way, or spells something wrong, or
leaves out a comma, etc doesn't mean they aren't here to learn and share.
Those who know, and answer the questions here realize this, and I
admire their patience and all the time they take. Something that seems so
simple to do now, can be so confusing when just starting out.
With Publisher, there's a built in tutorial (at least in mine, 2000)
that's really good. I've gone over it twice now. I also have several books
and tutorials for it.

Nothing beats asking a question and having someone give clear, step by
step instructions to walk you through it.

Thanks to all the people who help. And to all those who don't help-
well, thanks for giving me the chance to learn to not tie in with what I
don't want and isn't helpful. Hope you find your answers, whatever they may
be. We're all here to learn.

~ Carrie


>
> However, keep a good thought. Hugaboo!
>
> "Erika" <erikakatz@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:e3hiJb0DGHA.1032@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > First, Happy New Year to everyone here!!!!
> >
> >
> > Above all, if you can't answer with a modicum of respect, or without
> > feeling somehow annoyed by the question, then DO NOT ANSWER AT ALL. I'm
> > dead serious about this. You may have seen and responded to a question
six
> > thousand times, but the person asking has only heard it once: when they
> > asked it. They're asking it in order to fill a gap in their own
knowledge.
> > Make your answer an encouragement for more questions, not an incentive
to
> > go away.
> >
> > Food for thought!!!
> > --
> >
> > Hugs, Erika
>
>


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