[OT]Re: help with my String

["Jason R. Kretzer" <jason@OpinionOne.com>]

I have had similar experiences on other Java User Groups.  Just because I
asked about something as simple as a JarInputStream, I was talked down to.
I received replies ranging from, "How can you not understand them?" to "Why
did you post this and make us waste our time reading it?"

Most of the time there are some genuinely helpful people out there who don't
mind to explain something basic.

I agree with Ms. Jeness, if you feel a question is beneath you---ignore it.
Sorry for the rant.  I just wanted to share my experience.

Jason R. Kretzer

----- Original Message -----
From: <wsteele3@csc.com>
To: <ajug-members@www.ajug.org>
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: help with my String


> Jim Michael has informed me that there are some industry standard acronyms
> used with AJUG.  I asked a question about a String method earlier.  I
> looked in the java classes and mistakenly overlooked the indexOf method.
> His "friendly" advice was to "RTFM", which he later told me means "Read
The
> Manual".  I'm not sure what the "F" was supposed to stand for.  It would
be
> nice if Jim, or any others could fill the rest of us in on any other
> industry standard acronyms.
>
> I apologize if the question about the String seemed trivial to others.
And
> I appreciate the people that answered my question in a polite manner.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Wade Steele