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> If you look at his profile, a lot of his posts have been questions.

Yes, I know. I've [url=http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=609736&messageID=3342249]answered [/url] [url=http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=728125&messageID=4192450]some [/url]of [url=http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=774926&messageID=4412878#4412878]them[/url].

> It's possible he tried Google already and couldn't find what he was looking for.

Are you seriously debating this? Sure, it's possible! It's also possible s/he didn't try at all. Given that this kind of information can be found with a trivial amount of effort (see link in reply #1), I'm inclined to believe it's the latter, but that's not really the point. If s/he can't find this kind of information, then I believe the more important issue is how the OP will to learn to use a search engine more effectively. It's a vital skill in the development arena.

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yawmarka at 2007-7-9 4:59:29 >

> Are you seriously debating this?

Not really, but the way I see it, the purpose of this forum is to find answers to questions; mocking other people because they couldn't figure something out isn't productive behavior.

> Good gravy. You have 458 posts here and your Google is still broken?

Shadowicsa at 2007-7-9 4:59:29 >

> Not really, but the way I see it, the purpose of this

> forum is to find answers to questions;

I disagree with you. There's far more to this forum than simply answering every odd question that gets posted. Nevertheless, I have provided the answer for this person, as I have done for other questions from the OP in the past. Thanks for letting me know that you don't like the way I did so, but I'm not overly concerned about that.

> mocking other people because they couldn't figure something out

> isn't productive behavior.

I think your sensitivity potentiometer is cranked a bit high. If, after nearly 500 posts, you would have asked a similar question that could be answered with a trivial amount of research (and I mean trivial), you'd likely get a similar response from a community that typically enjoys helping people develop good research habits. If you don't appreciate the way I've done that, that's perfectly fine. But I think your admonishments are misplaced, and so we'll probably just have to disagree.

Regards.

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yawmarka at 2007-7-9 4:59:29 >

> I agree, but even if this question is a bit trivial,

> you can be supportive (i.e. "Why don't you try

> searching for it on Google.") rather than sardonic.

Yes, I certainly can. I have done so in the past repeatedly for this user (see the links in reply #7 for some examples). I chose not to here. Once again, I appreciate what you're trying to say, but I disagree with your admonishments in this case.

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yawmarka at 2007-7-9 4:59:29 >