If I wanted and/or needed the advice and expertise on the forum that the rules were a part of, then YES, I would. But, what may seem to be a stupid rule to you, may not seem such to me, and vice versa. Rules are meant to service The vast majority. You can't have specific rules for each and every member of the forum. That not only would be Wasteful, it would be impossible to keep up with, unless you only had 2 or 3 members. Of course then the usefulness Of the forum would probably be questioned before the rules. Jim -----Original Message----- From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Vitaliy Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 2:10 PM To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Subject: Re: [OT]: Is RTFM necessary? If not, is it useful? jim wrote: > I say this because I try to obey the rules put forth for the list members. Would you obey them *no matter what*? Even if they were stupid or ridiculous? -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist