[Tutor] Topic #2 of Tutor Digest

[Alan Gauld]

On 28/07/12 18:53, Todd Tabern wrote:

> Even if I were to purposefully ask the question in multiple places,
 > why does that concern you? I wasn't aware that asking for
 > help in multiple places is forbidden.

Its not. But it is considered bad Netiquette. Its also likely
to get you noticed as a "nuisance" and someone to be ignored
by the more experienced news users - usually the very ones
you want to be answering your questions!

Some of the reasons it's bad are:
- often the same people read all of the groups you choose
   to post in and so they read the same message multiple
   times - which is tedious, especially if they have already replied.
- often the person replying unwittingly sends to all of the
   forums, further compounding the issue above.
- if they don't send to all forums, multiple people from
   different forums duplicate the solution, wasting everyone's time.
- It uses up extra bandwidth which for smartphone users
   (and many third world users on dial up) may mean extra
   cash payments to read duplicate messages.

So its better to try the most likely group and only if you
don't get a reply after a day or two try another.

> I'm sorry that it offended you so much that you felt the
 > need to respond in that manner instead of
> providing assistance...

He was providing assistance, he was pointing out that
you had breached good practice for posting on internet
fora... :-)

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And also please don't post the entire digest. Trim it back to the bit 
that is relevant - see the last point above about consideration for 
other users bandwidth limitations.

HTH,

-- 
Alan G
Author of the Learn to Program web site
http://www.alan-g.me.uk/