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How to behave in forums - Good Point!

Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 7:09 am
by Heavy
Got the following from Volka:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
I took the time to read it all. An hour, more specifically...
I realize I have been breaking those rules some times, but I always try to make it easy for the Community to answer my sometimes beginner level questions.

I would like to add something to that document.
There is a preview button on the new topic form!
Many times, there are significant errors in both language and code. This probably includes me aswell, but I try... I try!

Feel free to correct me when you are SURE I'm using incorrect english. Use a personal message if you think it is something that only I do wrong. I mostly post using some kind of speech language when writing. That is, because I don't manage academic english very well (reading it makes me tired aswell). Bold can be useful. Got you! Long posts can really use some emphasization to lead the reader in hurry in the right direction.

Thanks for that hyperlink, Volka.

Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 8:01 am
by volka
a friend of mine asked me lots of questions about php, woozily questions I couldn't answer to very well. Then he joined #technikforum as op only to be faced with such questions himself. Shortly after his own questions became much clearer and showed more preparation. The result is not only I can give better answers but he's also able to incorporate solutions much better than before. When I asked him "how comes?" he gave me this link (considering the speed I guess it was a shortcut in his irc-client ;) )

Feel free to correct me when you are SURE I'm using incorrect english. Use a personal message if you think it is something that only I do wrong.
Mind if I join? ;)
Feel free to correct my writings. Me beeing equally candid with your code is the worst thing that might happen :twisted:

Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 8:25 am
by Heavy
Me beeing equally candid with your code is the worst thing that might happen
OK 8O I had better stand back! :wink:
Some sees code as poetry or music. I understand them because of my father.
He has written a system in PHP - MySQL that handles money, or the footprint of money.
The code is so ugly I don't see what it does. He doesn't even indent it in an understandable way.
He used PHP Coder up until recently, when he lost it due to the actions of my little brother...
I suggested him to use Zend Studio instead. He followed my advice and after a short period of time, he called me and asked.

- Where is the function that searches for a matching brace?
- I don't know of any, I replied.
- Ooh, I really liked that function, he said.

My heart regrets with him. Because his code is U.G.L.Y, and I really understand why he wants such a function.

Posted: Mon May 12, 2003 5:25 pm
by m3mn0n
I read most of it. Good stuff.

8)

Posted: Tue May 13, 2003 3:28 am
by []InTeR[]
Eric Steven Raymond (link) wrote:6. If you are a programmer, try to find an answer by reading the source code.
Read the source code? What do thay think i ame? A programmer? :D :D