> I would still argue that this is a bad question, even though it is
> stated otherwise in Mike Ash's guide:
>
> QGuy: how can I get a directory listing?
> AMan: use NSFileManager
> ...QGuy puts NSFileManager into Google...
>
> Why? Because I'm sure a google search of "directory listing
> objective-c" can get you a lot more results, in a lot faster time.
>
> One could say: "But we are to be friendly...", and to that I answer:
> "Friendly to those who show decent respect. And it is a lack of
> respect to scream out questions, demanding an answer when it actually
> takes time, for the hundreds of developers on this list, to read all
> emails and not to mention answer to these questions.".
Maybe I'm just a little old fashioned, but I tend to have the viewpoint of "If
you don't have anything good to say, don't have anything to say at all."
In this particular situation I'd leave the reply to a question like this to
someone who has the patience for such things. Otherwise just post a link to
Mr. Schistad's article.
>
> There is a reason for the saying: "Just fucking google it", and I
> believe we can drop the "fucking" but still enforce the saying.
>
> So maybe make a google guide with smart keywords to add, like:
> Don't search on: "django syncdb error"
> Search on: "django syncb <insert error message here>"
> You want examples?
> Search on: "django <insert problem> snippet"
> Try to search you problem like this: "site:stackoverflow.com <insert
> problem> django"
> Have you tried to search the mailinglist? The search is here:
> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/django-users
> (...)
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