RE: List Moderation Discussion

Regarding questions from 'incompetent engineers' - let us have a FAQ which will guide us to some relevant guidelines/codes & standard/recommended good practices. This will also help us to refresh our memories from time to time.

I do understand that to create such page, sufficient time & energy need to be invested from experts in this field.

Regards

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From: <a href="/group/PipingDesign/post?postID=JeLNEFXV4nJKeLiPNLLuESCvvbcYFZv2X8GqS899s4L5IIZU3H8uZpv6Km04zgLxyTPgsgawolJstxNsBGPyd-uOHHOZ">PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com</a> [mailto:PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Hawco, Paul R. Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 6:36 PM To: <a href="/group/PipingDesign/post?postID=JeLNEFXV4nJKeLiPNLLuESCvvbcYFZv2X8GqS899s4L5IIZU3H8uZpv6Km04zgLxyTPgsgawolJstxNsBGPyd-uOHHOZ">PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com</a> Subject: RE: [PipingDesign] List Moderation Discussion

As I grew (and grow) in my career I have worked with many individuals some like Chris Wright and some like Jack Osborn - I would rather work with the Chris Wright's any day - yes they are blunt, maybe even inappropriate at times but I have appreciated their guidance and I don't ever think any offense was truly intended - more likely just a message like "sit your lazy ass down and do some research" - point taken - engineering is all about learning - continuous learning. There is no excuse for emails that begin with "tell me everything" - the people writing them are LAZY and INCOMPETENT. However we all start out as incompetent engineers - so I guess it is our job to be supportive.

I am really taking offense to Mr. Osborn's continued harassment of Mr. Wright - you had your say now let it go - VERY VERY UNPROFESSIONAL.

As for how to deal with the question of these "tell me everything emails" - I would like to suggest that maybe we could compile an email which could be a blanket response to messages which are too vague to answer effectively. It could take the form of: