Autorun is VERY bad

[Jon Grant]

devicerandom wrote, On 07/02/11 21:40:
> On 07/02/11 20:46, Alan Pope wrote:
>> On 7 February 2011 20:03, MR ZenWiz<mrzenwiz at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Some people just love to cross-post novice questions to multiple
>>> different email lists. I know - I used to do that, many years ago.
>>> This kellyremo person is the second or third one on this list, and no,
>>> I don't appreciate that kind of waste of my time.
>>
>> Feel free not to reply, or to take your support elsewhere. Barking
>> RTFM at people isn't helpful, isn't friendly and isn't welcome on this
>> list.
>
> No, it *is* helpful, because it gives the person two really essential
> informations:
> - The answer you look for is probably in the "manual"
> (documentation/google/etc.)
> - Not doing your homework is highly frowned upon

We would all like perfectly framed questions, and discussions. The 
reality is that it doesn't always play out like that in ESR simplicity 
;) Don't be hard on people when it isn't ideal, we're all newbies once.

>>> To me, the FIRST place to look for an answer to a question like this
>>> IS in the manual, and something this basic does not require input from
>>> a list of experts.
>>>
>>
>> This is the Ubuntu Users mailing list, it's for users to post support
>> questions, at any level. If you deem a question somehow beneath you
>> then the most respectful thing to do is not answer.
>
> Posting well-made support questions is welcome. Posting support question
> which show you haven't made a basic level of your own homework only
> wastes everyone's time and email space, and is therefore *not* welcome.

As above. See Popey email too, just ignore any email from a mailing list 
that you don't appreciate.

Cheers, Jon