Re: [rules-users] How to have your emails ignored
Mark Proctor's message received 10/3/2007 12:28 PM:
Scott Reed wrote:
> Please tell me how I can call a function on the LHS.
> (hurry my assignment is due today!)
Is that not covered by #2, it's more of an example for #2?
Actually I thought I
was being funny about #11 and threw in the bit about getting my homework done
for spice. I always get a kick out of the emails that ask for solutions to homework
problems. Do we
want to ignore those too?
#1. Start the email with "URGENT"
#2. Tell everyone how desparate you and how you need an immediate
response for your really important project.
#3. Don't wait a minimum of 3 days and resend your email within minutes
of hours.
#4. Send emails directly to mailing list members, especially the
developers.
#5. Paste pages of code and then say "it doesn't work, please help".
#6. Paste a long stack trace and say "it doesn't work, please help".
#7. Start your email with "please sirs" or include "do the needful".
#8. Ask dumb questions that are in the manual.
#9. Ask basic java questions.
#10. Ask questions about JRules
#11. Reply to an existing thread but starting a new topic
#12. Start your email with "I'm a member of the drools mailinglist, so
please answer me"
#13. General begging and pleading