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Sindobook:

--- Quote from: Epic on December 25, 2005, 06:42:51 pm ---everyone was newbie, there’s no way around it. What I’m saying is why not help one another if some one ask that “dumb” question why not answer it will a response that will benefit that person, it called good karma and it good for your mind and soul.

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Sadly the reverse is true.  Dumb questions are just plain dumb, and to answer them, especially in a nice way, only encourages the dummie to keep asking.  As an OP falling into this trap is one of the last things you want to do.  If anything it's bad karma to answer a dumb question since you are interfering with the natural order of things... vs. banning dummies and not allowing them to return. 

Keep in mind, "dumb" questions are ones that are (1) immediately answerable (look at the website, look at the FAQs, etc.) and need not be asked, or ones that are not answerable to begin with (2).

examples:
(1) When was SSM #10 released?!  Where can I find it!  PLEASE I MUST HAVE IT OR I WILL DIE ARGH OH MY GOSH $#*(E(FDFDS THE PAIN@?@#@#@$%%@

(2) Will Live-evil be doing the next Tsubasa movie in lieu of it's rumored licensing?
(2) When will the next release of so-and-so be out.
etc.

Zappster:
Well I do try to be as nice as possible when answering questions whenever I'm in any channel. After all it was only a short while a go that I myself was an IRC noob(actually I'd probably still classify myself as one).

Thing is though I'd agree with gumbaloom as well, if you don't like the way things are handled then simply leave plus there's plenty of material available on the internet for newbies which will get you started and teach you the basics of IRC. Failing that if you ask politely I'm sure someone in a channel will help eventually. Personally though I can't stand the sort of messages that's mentioned in sindobook's first example. Overexaggeration, use of caps, exclamation marks etc... If I see that I'd probably ignore it. As long as the question isn't too dumb (as sindobook mentioned) I'm more than happy to answer it. Can't say I'd be that happy answering it for the nth time though.

Raven_03:
haha double p..... well not my point! gumbaloom i understand your point bout ID4 releases and other animes. People tend to forget who are the people whose working hard to make those possible. so i'll just say thanks on behalf of spoiled demanding leechers who blames you guys not to releases some eps in time. anywayz bout the iRC. I'ved help one group once in iRC and people should know that writing useless stuff making the main room noisy messes the server. Sometimes people should understand why they keep those rules.

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