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I wish more IRC interactions weren't "Question = RTFM"
by tomcooks 7y ago
I wish more IRC interactions weren't "Question = RTFM"
- kingosticks 7y agoI can only handle so many questions that are answered within the first 2 pages of the documentation before I lose patience. RTFM evolved as a defence response. But actually, in my experience RTFM-type responses were pretty rare in the channels I frequented and people usually give the benefit of doubt. I usually try to answer and then include a link to where they could have found the information themselves. Sometimes a seemingly lazy question spawns something more interesting. I haven't used IRC for about a year now but that's not related to user behaviour.