Gaston Gagnon wrote:
>> Ignorant: How do I find out what each of the connection leads of a
>> 10F200 does?  Do these things have a standard name?
>
> The proper answer would be RTFM of course.

I didn't see a smiley, so I'll have to assume you really meant that.  In
that case I strongly disagree.

This guy clearly knows very little about PIC, ICs, and electronics in
general.  He is asking a reasonable question within his own context.  He is
asking how to find information instead of demanding it on a silver platter.
He has done nothing wrong and shouldn't be treated as such.

My answer, depending on the amount of time and inclination I had at the
particular instance, would be to introduce the concept of a datasheet,
explain where to find Microchip datasheets, "pins" and "pinout", and
probably also a warning that he should start at the shallow end of the pool
with basic electronics first.

However in no case should a particular answer be legislated in or out.  If
you answered RTFM to this guy, you'd get jumped on plenty by others and
things would take care of themselves if only the admins have the restraint
to not try to "fix" anything.  If he gets rude as a result of your RTFM
("F--- off a------"), then that's a separate issue and should be dealt with
as such.  He'd get jumped on plenty for that too, with admin action again
only making things worse unless he does it repeatedly.


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