-------------------------------------------------- From: "RussellMc" Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 2:20 PM To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Subject: Re: [OT] If you still think there are no bad questions... > Violence is not our aim here. > Belittling questioners IS of concern and is unacceptable. > Purposeful humiliation as a means of education is unacceptable here. > Seeking to drive people away from the list, or being satisfied that it > is a good outcome if it occurs is not how we seek to do things here. > How say you, gentlemen? Just to confirm, I completely agree with your post on all accounts. I think it would be nice to keep the list as welcoming and tolerant of=20 beginners as possible. I would not want to be a member of a selective elite community that activel= y=20 goes about removing it's less capable members. It's *very* easy to forget how you felt as a clueless newbie, and it's=20 usually a humbling enough experience to ask "beginner" questions anyway=20 without random humiliation and beatings thrown in for good measure. I can never see the need to be anything other than polite in 99.99999%=20 (arguably 100%) of cases. As Sean pointed out, we are not talking of Pavlov and his dogs here. =20 --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .