in reply to RE: RE: How to give back?
in thread How to give back?

Hrm. That'd be relatively difficult to enforce, I'd think, though I certainly see the value. For one thing, when lots of experts start answering beginner questions, they often get into discussions about which way is (better|faster|easier to read), which can be intimidating to the person who just wants to know why print "Hello world; is printing the extra semi-colon...

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RE: RE: RE: RE: How to give back?
by Fastolfe (Vicar) on Sep 29, 2000 at 00:59 UTC
    I wasn't trying to think of it as a rule at all, much less something to enforce.. I just think it would be useful for the higher-ups to yield once in a while. If a beginner gives a good answer, fantastic. If it could be improved upon, by all means step in and say how it can be improved. Everyone learns.
      Absolutely. ++. Um, when I get more votes tomorrow. :-)