Glenn Saunders wrote:
> >>
> We are just expecting, that people should first invest some time searching
> for answers and then ask for *real* help.
> <<
> As list maintainer I have to say something on this point.
> I've seen similar tension over newbie questions on other lists, like the
> Lightwave 3D list. Also experienced a burnout local Lightwave usergroup,
> mostly with the Toaster/Flyer people who had all been there done that. In
> any list that goes on for any length of time, there will be repetition of
> topics. What's old hat to some of you is totally new to the
> newbies. Please respect that.
I do my very best. But sometimes it's hard... (And sometimes nearly
impossible, stop me if I'm getting arrogant here ;-)
> Somebody who teaches is going to repeat lessons many many times. The
> teacher doesn't just point his students at a chapter in a book. He
> lectures.
Maybe that's the reason why I never wanted to become a teacher :-)
And maybe because my teachers always wanted me to do a *lot* of
homework, now I'm somehow programmed that way...
> It's the new blood coming into the hobby that makes it new, not
> necessarily the information.
100% agreed.
> Trolling through the archives is dry and time-consuming. You are stuck
> with whatever was in the archives. You can't interact with it. So you
> have to understand why people prefer to simply ask questions--so they can
> get a personalized response tailored to their needs.
To me it wasn't a dry task and I found it very interesting. I've always
tried to learn computing stuff myself. But maybe there's my problem: I'm
expecting this works for everybody.
> At some point people on this list migrate from learning over to
> teaching--or at least having enough knowledge to teach. If somebody asks a
> question that has been asked many times, don't feel obligated to even
> respond if you don't want to. There are over 100 people on this list so
> the odds of at least one person responding, even just to say "it's in the
> archives" is enough.
Ok, I think, I'll become a teacher for the more advanced classes and let
others help the newbies :-)
BTW: Actually there are about 200 subscribers (congratulations!) now, so
the chances are even better.
Have fun!
Thomas
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