> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Nall [SMTP:jnall01@ALLTEL.NET]
> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 11:49 PM
> To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      Re: [PIC]: 16F628 and analog inputs
>
> At 10:36 AM 6/23/2003 +1200, Jinx wrote:
>
> > >...there are those who give and those who
> >like to take. I've a pretty good idea who the "takers" are and
> >ignore them. Which isn't as brutal or churlish as "I've got what
> >you want but you can't have it because you don't appreciate
> >help", but the result is ultimately the same - they are denied
> >what they want because of their demeanour
>
> Don't suppose you'd care to elaborate on that, would you?  My own
> experience with such things is that on any mailing list you can probably
> divide people into about four categories:  (a)  Those who know everything,
> (b) those who know a lot, (c) those who know a little, and (d) those who
> know nothing.  People in categories c and d will almost never
> respond.  People in category b will respond to queries that are pretty
> much
> directly on point in their area of expertise.  People in category a
> respond
> to everything, because they know everything.  (That last sounds bitter --
> it is not meant that way -- they really do know everything, and whether we
> like it or not every single mailing list is built around a few individuals
> of this type).
>
> John
>
I think that is a little simplistic.  What about someone in category (a) or
(b) who can't spend the time required to answer many queries?  Chances are
people on (a) may have fairly high pressure jobs.  My experience is exactly
what Jinx has said.  Those that post in a concise and polite manner and have
done at least some groundwork themselves before posting a question are most
likely to get an answer.

Mike


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