On 12/31/2011 09:17 AM, Michael Schwendt wrote:
Often it's the newbie who is not (!) patient enough and
doesn't
show any interest in examining/learning/fixing something. Instead, there
are complaints and rushed reinstalls (only to run into the same problem
later, giving reason again to complain).
There was a time when I'd try to explain this to people, but I've
stopped because I learned that it was a waste of time and bandwidth.
Not only didn't the newcomers want to hear that their plan wouldn't
work, they'd almost always started reinstalling without waiting to see
what others said. Now I just sit back and watch, unless the poster is
asking *if* reinstalling would be a good idea because that indicates a
willingness to learn.