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rstofer:
And then there is the Sticky at the top of the Beginners forum "NEWBIES PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING" - with over 300k reads. It suggests the same show of effort as in my posts above! It suggests that newbies put as much info as possible in the question and admonishes more advanced responders to be polite.
It seems to be working well. I don't ever recall seeing a question get hammered. Sometimes they seem a little barren but it usually works out over the first few replies.
PlainName:
--- Quote --- and admonishes more advanced responders to be polite
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Small pedantic correction - it asks 'regulars' to be polite. 'Admonish' is telling off after the fact (which, admittedly, could be appropriate in some cases).
Cerebus:
--- Quote from: HobGoblyn on February 19, 2022, 11:00:58 pm ---One of my pet hates is when someone asks something and someone else responds with a sarcastic answer along the lines of “a 5 second google ………”
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Usually by the same kind of people who get on better with computers than with other people.
The thing is that all people are different, I can happily sit down and learn how to do something practical (pottery say) from a book, whereas my other half would much, much prefer to learn it from another person, so goes and takes a class somewhere. So I do my things my way, she does hers her way. Neither of us feels the need to throw little passive aggressive barbs at each other the way that the "Let me Google that for you" kind of person does.
Some people are just happier talking to another human being to find things out, some people are happy to help them with that, why can't the "Let me Google that for you" crowd just leave them to get on with it? When faced with the choice of "say nothing" or "indulge in a bit of petty, pointless spitefulness" why would anyone decent pick the latter?
I can understand if it happens in the middle of a conversation, where it has become apparent that the person you are actively trying to help has simply opted to get you to "do their homework for them", but to just commit a drive-by passive-aggressive LMGTFY potshot is a sign of someone with some worrisome antisocial tendencies, or, as our German cousins say, eine Backpfeifengesicht.
Cerebus:
--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on February 20, 2022, 01:24:45 am ---
--- Quote --- and admonishes more advanced responders to be polite
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Small pedantic correction - it asks 'regulars' to be polite. 'Admonish' is telling off after the fact (which, admittedly, could be appropriate in some cases).
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The dictionary says "warn or reprimand someone firmly" (Emph. mine), so I reckon the original usage is OK.
rstofer:
--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on February 19, 2022, 10:58:36 pm ---
--- Quote ---Where would you expect to get a better introduction to Ohm's Law?
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As a beginner I might not know I need to learn about Ohm's Law. But maybe someone will tell me "Hey, you really need to know Ohm's Law and a good video introduction is xxx". Maybe that would give me a clue on what to google, too.
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That is exactly what is likely to happen here. I've seen it and I've done it. There are some wonderful resources on the Internet. Many times folks have lamented their lack of math skills and I have pointed out some excellent resources. But the reply assumes that the reader actually wants to improve their skills.
A 10 minute video trumps a 2 paragraph explanation (almost) every time. For electronics, I like Dave's "Fundamentals Friday" series and w2aew has some great videos as well. I think Dave's explanation of op amp operation is about as good as it gets.
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