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Re: To google or not..
From: nee cee <nc () phat co nz>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 18:24:01 -0700 (PDT)
My thoughts are, that if you feel so inclined to reply to a request with just a response like "google is your friend", then it takes very little to type the search terms in google yourself and give some links or even the google results url. Some people because of many reasons (including experience/knowledge/dont know about operators such as "site:example.edu") are just better at finding stuff with google. I know that very often FAQ sections on sites often meet the same hostility "have you read the ******* FAQ's?" but perhaps this may be an answer to some of the problems even if the answers are within the archives. Neal Alfred Huger <ah () securityfocus com> 18/06/2004 05:44 AM To: pen-test () securityfocus com cc: Subject: To google or not.. All, Every now and then the topic comes up about google and people searching before they ask. Inevitably it breaks into two camps. One that believes that people post already having researched issues and people who believe the posters who do this are simply lazy. I am in the middle. On this list we have users who range from phenomenally skilled and people who are entirely new and have to build those skills. This is a community holding both sides of the spectrum. I personally am fine with people occasionally posting very basic questions which could easily be answered with some googling. It allows for people to communicate, build relationships and generally be social. Its my experience that the average set of social skills carried in this industry would shame a rabid dog. A little discourse is not going to kill anybody. That being said I still drop maybe 90% of these types of questions (and trust me there are allot) so I think ultimately both camps are being served. Cheers, -al Alfred Huger Symantec Corp. _____________________________________________________________ ------ Disclaimer: phat.co.nz accepts no responsibility for the actions of it's members.
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