in reply to Re^4: Accessing Array of Arrays
in thread Accessing Array of Arrays

why would you even take the time to post such an unhelpful response. If you don't want to offer anything useful then go do something else with your time!! I hate posters like you!!

I imagine its because its the only logical response; This is the sequence of events

The OP appears purposefully vague and very uninterested in solving whatever problem he is experiencing, uninterested in describing the problem, uninterested in learning how split works so he can know how to use split ...

Your shouts of shut up unhelpful I hate you will never elicit anyone to offer more effort that you're willing to expend

civility costs you nothing, If you want help, its there for the taking, only effort is required (and not very often)

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Re^6: Accessing Array of Arrays
by Anonymous Monk on Oct 04, 2014 at 21:08 UTC
    This is the sequence of events

    Compelling, but with one flaw: the complaint was anonymous and may or may not have been GuiPerl.

    In fact, I agree that in general, a node that only says RTFM is useless.

    civility costs you nothing ... only effort is required

    Except that "so read the documentation" is not a civil response and doesn't show any effort. It could have at least included a link to split.

      RTFM, especially if containing a link to TFM is both civil and helpful and it shows just as much effort as needs to be shown. Ability to RTFM is a vital skill and if it takes some coaxing then so be it!

      Jenda
      Enoch was right!
      Enjoy the last years of Rome.

        I think a response to a posting of "I do not know how to split properly" should include a link to the documentation and the advice to read it, and of course I wish more people coming to post here would read the docs and Google their question first. But apparently you and the other anon have a different sense of rudeness than me. IMO:

        Positive: "The split documentation describes its behavior well and contains several helpful examples. If you have any specific questions about split please don't hesitate to ask, and remember to follow the advice in 'How do I post a question effectively?' to get the most effective help."

        Civil: "The split function is documented, with examples, in split."

        Rude: "so read the documentation."

        A pure "read the docs" without anything additional - which is what this whole little subthread is about - is entirely useless because the response "Why don't you go figure it out on your own?", whether rude or not, applies to every question asked here. As for rudeness, remember that RTFM has two equally valid synonyms: "Read The Fine Manual" and "Read The F**king Manual", and it is not civil. Even if the post in question isn't that rude, or maybe it wasn't even intended to be rude, it's still useless.

      Compelling, but with one flaw: the complaint was anonymous and may or may not have been GuiPerl.

      Who claimed it was Guiperl?

      There is no flaw, rudeness helps nobody, no matter the origin

      Except that "so read the documentation" is not a civil response ...

      Except that it is the very definition of a civil response.

      You're not being reasonable.