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chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes:

>The answer, of course, is simple. If someone asks a question you think is
>brain-dead, you don't answer it, even if you know the answer. That way you
>don't waste your time. This has been my basic philosophy on the net for
>years -- I answer the questions that I think deserve an answer. If someone
>else considers it worth answering, let them spend the time posting the answer.

I'm not nearly so fussy. If I feel like replying to a posting, brain-dead
or not, I do so. My basic policy is "pro-don't-care".

>I take this one step further, too. I categorically refuse to answer
>questions that are prefaced by "I don't read this group, but..."

Again, I'm not nearly so analytical. I'll answer it if I feel like it.
The fact that whoever doesn't read the group doesn't bother me a bit.
My boss often asks me to get info on something out of my field and
I'll post a message to the most appropriate groups, including ones
I don't read.


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