[Qt-interest] [OT] Request to stick to the netiquette

[Rainer Wiesenfarth]

From: Scott Aron Bloom
> [...] Anyone remember the "Memeory freeing 
> system"  that was on the list 2 years ago.. :)

Sure I do! Cool stuff, I only stopped using it when the DRAMs got cheaper
...^^

> From: Alexandre Beraud
> > [...] I think
> > that either we kindly answer the C++ related westions, or we clearly
> > yell every time there is an out of topic question. Being a beginer
> > programmer doesn't imply being unable to understand a clear refusal.
> > [...]

I do not have any problems with beginner questions, and I am sure Scott does
not have them either. However, it depends on how the question is asked:

- if the message shows that the poster did not spend more than five minutes
to solve the problem on his own, why should I do so?

- if the question is difficult to read (for whatever reason), I feel free
not to read it.

- if the poster _demands_ an answer, he is most likely not getting one.

- if the answer is given in the documentation, I tend to reply "RTFM!", with
the font size and number of exclamation marks corresponding to the position
in the docs.

- if the question is about implementation details, but makes obvious that
the person lacks basic understanding, I would recommend a book on the basics
first.

In any other case I will think about the question and am willing to help,
regardless of the poster's knowledge level.

Best Regards / Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Rainer Wiesenfarth

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