Give a man a fish... feed him for a day
Teach a man to fish... feed him for a lifetime
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Ah, but...
Sell a man a fish, and I can eat for a day.
Teach a man to fish, and I run myself out of business.
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Why "ban" **************************?
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Ah, but...
Sell a man a fish, and I can eat for a day.
Teach a man to fish, and I run myself out of business.
Not many of us are or should be. I am referring to me, my situation, my recent vacation and time left for enlightenment of similar topics and situations. I don't anticipate anything to be consistent whatsoever. It is not for me to decide what is rude or offensive.
To reiterate what xUKHCx said early in this thread, the primary reason for banning ************************** was because the whole point of it is to be rude and condescending. We've lost track of the number of threads that have gotten derailed because of its usage, creating mountains of work for the moderators.
We don't have an issue with people linking to Google search results, although we do prefer that members also link to a specific page that addresses the question being posed. Something along the lines of...
...would be terrific. By doing so, you're giving the poster one fish to tide him over while you teach him how to catch his own fish for the future.
We don't have an issue with people linking to Google search results, although we do prefer that members also link to a specific page that addresses the question being posed. Something along the lines of...
...would be terrific. By doing so, you're giving the poster one fish to tide him over while you teach him how to catch his own fish for the future.
Excellent explanation.
What surprises me is nobody has registered blahblahblah.com yet.
blahblahblah.gov would make more sense.Excellent explanation.
What surprises me is nobody has registered blahblahblah.com yet.
blahblahblah.gov would make more sense.
haha, good one.
I always did think referring people to google was a little rude.
I was a member for an entire year before I created my first thread. By then, I had already read the FAQ\rules.
blahblahblah.gov would make more sense.
Please don't turn this into a PRSI thread.
sarcasm!
You can only answer the same question so many times, let people search for it on their own.
Well if things are going to be banned that are rude and offensive the PRSI would be first on the list.
But sometimes people jump the gun and ****** someone even though their question is more specific (usually advice-based) than a general question
What surprises me is nobody has registered blahblahblah.com yet.
It is a better example then others I have seen used. I remember one poster using a series of x's (it was more than 3 so I guess they thought it would be alright) to use as an example url. The website linked was obivously not appropriate.
Where's your sense of humor?
Come on people, when I mean people I mean the admins.
What's wrong with answering questions like, "Should I get...?" or "When will...?" with...
http://tinyurl.com/2fldt86
What ever happened to search first. Then search again. Then maybe post your question.
Come on people, when I mean people I mean the admins.
What's wrong with answering questions like, "Should I get...?" or "When will...?" with...
http://tinyurl.com/2fldt86
What ever happened to search first. Then search again. Then maybe post your question.
Can you provide a link to that site? Maybe it is using different message board software.
I support this decision. I have been "lmgfy'd" at other forums. First time funny, second time.....uh....not so much.
I think I have seen this feature at phpBB boards. It's a modification. [edi] dangit, why do I always forget that the "multiquote" feature it there?
I support this decision. I have been "lmgfy'd" at other forums. First time funny, second time.....uh....not so much.
+1
If people don't want to help answer a question (even if it's one which has been asked before), then don't; no problem. But I can't understand people who spend several minutes explaining at length why they won't spend a few seconds answering the question. At least ****** is funny initially, but not for long.
What happened to "If you can't be a help, don't be a hindrance."?
It's not so much 'teaching a man to fish', more like pointing a finger at him, "This dork's fishing in a swimming pool. Try elsewhere, doofus. Hah-hah." </Nelson>
Hmm, that message board uses VBullletin too, like this board.
That Android board:
That MacRumors thing:
Simply put: a bunch of pretentious assheads thought it would be a funny ego boost to use it at every single possibly opportunity, some people got pissed, and it's banned.
I understand why this was banned, but I see constant posts (lots of times by the same members) parroting the "search mroogle" with a bunch of outdated links over and over and over again - with nary a word or move from a moderator.
Seems like it's the exact reasoning which got ****** banned - unhelpful, pretentious, etc.
Is there a reason those posts aren't as policed?
Seems like it's the exact reasoning which got ****** banned - unhelpful, pretentious, etc.
Is there a reason those posts aren't as policed?