Quality vs. Quantity (Was: Re: RTFM? IWMITWAFM! (Was: Re: [Zope] WebDAV, Zope, M$ and implications...))

[Richard Shebora]

  Dieter Maurer wrote:

>Howard Hansen writes:
> > I would suggest that you try answering half of the total number of
> > questions, but answer them as fully as you can, assuming that the user knows
> > essentially nothing.  Pepper those answers with links, explanations, and
> > philosophical asides.  Make it a mini-howto and a seminar on advanced topics
> > in Zope.  And be sure to spend exactly the same amount of time, don't add to
> > your burden.
>I suggest a different solution:
>
>  I continue to give terse advice and the people with the actual
>  problems write the HowTos after they solved the problems....
>
>
>Dieter
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This sounds like the best solution.

I would only suggest that many of us do not know how to present the 
answers in a proper HowTo.  If a form, or formletter, or template exists 
as a guideline, I and others would be more likely to make that leap.

List reply's are a little like public speaking.  It can be intimidating 
to offer help back to a list that is in many ways far above our own 
heads.  We feel unworthy and silly for trying.  Human nature is not 
always mature or correct, but it does tend to take over.

Thanks,
Richard