From: Jesper T. <di...@sk...> - 2003-06-03 17:01:52
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Dear Hans, > ... I'm wasting my time if the people asking the questions > aren't reading my answers - that was my point. Point taken. Still the reply could have been simply: "I have already answered your question, see [link]" or simply: "I have already replied on this list". > OK, since I have already started writing. When I say that "Such general > TeX (and LaTeX) questions are normally better asked and answered in the > news group comp.text.tex" this is sound advice. General latex question > will continue to be asked and answered on the MiKTeX mailing list, but the > newsgroup comp.text.tex.will always be a better place to ask... I agree. As I wrote before, "The above quote is a fine example of how to politely say, that the question should be asked elsewhere." To conclude, I agree with your views. I simply hold that if someone is annoyed at a posting, he should omit to reply, rather than post an angry message. Divus |