Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 09:36:29 -0500 From: beemern@ksu.edu Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: adopt a newbie program Message-ID: <37C6A26C.FC840DBA@ksu.edu> References: <00a001bef00d$76fbb100$857e03cb@jdy> <199908271403.JAA20615@beowulf.utmb.edu>
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"M. L. Dodson" wrote: > So, speaking only for myself, I don't mind helping people if (1) > I know the exact answer off the top of my head, or (2) I can see > people have done their homework and still have a nontrivial > problem, and I have some insight as to a productive line of > research which will solve that problem. Being a mentor for a > newbie who wants to take a short cut up the learning curve does > not fit in either of those categories. To put it another way, I > don't mind being an educator (which I am by profession), in fact > I enjoy it, or I would not be subscribed to this list, but I do > mind being a questions "punching bag". Flames to /dev/null. i agree! also, i think that in one aspect, a newbie hurts himself by getting a quick/easy answer to a question. there are a lot of instances where, in searching for a solution to one problem, i've run across solutions or information pertaining to ANOTHER problem i was having. in short, "getting there is half the fun"... meaning, the path to the answer leads to many others. and a quick/easy answer to something also doesn't provide the "meaning" or the "why" something is the way it is. but, also, i don't mind helping someone if it looks as tho they've put in time/energy but are just stuck on something and can't get past it... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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