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Robert Plank wrote:Yes that will work, why waste the time asking if you can try it out first.
Some folks just want the comfort of having someone else try a potentially dangerous solution out before killing their own system .
Hey, I have been guilty of this on more than one ocassion. But Feyd usually knows what would have happened and expectedly gives me some insight into the future of what could have been my disastrous stupidity.
Roja wrote:It wasn't an unreasonable request, nor a rude way to request it, in my opinion.
When I worked at a bank, they said, "It's not what you do, it's the way others perceive what you are doing", referring to any actions that seem to be "shady". I think this concept would also apply in the forum. It's not what you say, so much as how others perceive what you are saying. My first reaction to that post was, "Wow that's a little bit harsh".
Robert Plank wrote:Yes that will work, why waste the time asking if you can try it out first.
Some folks just want the comfort of having someone else try a potentially dangerous solution out before killing their own system .
So people can write bad code, let others run it, and let them risk it "killing their system" ?
Thats all kinds of a bad idea, ignoring that php code doesn't really kill a system usually.
Better questions come when you test things yourself first. Lets encourage that behavior.
I totally agree with you. Its just that I can almost 'hear it in their voice' when they post those types of questions. They are either too lazy to try it or are too scared. Those of us that know better know not evaluate code that will cause issues.
I guess what I am saying here is that I do not condone what these folks are doing. I am just trying to sort of explain what I think they do it. I will be the second (you being the first) to encourage proper testing of ones code before posting errors or questions about it.