Well said. I might add, don't overlook the archives. They take a little time
and digging, but there's hardly a subject that hasn't been covered at least
once concerning WL. Maybe the answer's there.
Don W6FFH
don.wsixffh@verizon.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry " <w2up@mindspring.com>
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 10:21 AM
Subject: [WriteLog] Reflector diarrhea
> Uh oh. Finally a public posting about what many of us have been e-
> mailing each other back and forth about and joking about for the
> last month or two.
>
> There is an individual on this reflector whose reflex action, when
> something goes awry, is to send a note to the reflector asking for
> help. This individual has already made over 80 posts to the
> reflector this month. Compare that with someone like Don, AA5AU,
> who is always one of the first to jump in with a helpful reply. Ten
> posts this month from Don.
>
> While I don't want to come across as a member of the reflector
> police, perhaps some constructive comments are in order. There
> are very few pieces of software that are so intuitive, they work "right
> out of the box" without reading any documentation.
> 1. Read the Help files. Yes, it can be hard to find things in there.
> Try several key words, if the first one doesn't work. You are likely
> to find a link to take you to the right place.
> 2. If you can't find what you want in the main section of the help
> file, look in the writelog.ini docs in the Appendix. Each
> configuration line is explained, line by line.
> 3. Try Scott's excellent site, www.k9jy.com
> 4. If all else fails, then post to the reflector. In general, I, like many
> others, am willing to help. However, when an individual has a
> pattern of appearing to make no effort on his (or her) own to find a
> solution, I (as I presume many others) am less likely to respond
> and address that problem.
>
> 73,
> Barry
>
> --
> Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com
> Newtown, PA Frankford Radio Club
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