Banner Page using Quiz

[Thomson, Martyn EDUC:EX]

Calm down guys!  This is just a cultural difference.
If I recall correctly, in the UK the "F" in "RTFM" is read  as "Frigging" or
"Flipping".  This is mild. The "F" word it is not - unless spoken in anger
perhaps. 
Martyn
Canada
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> From: 	Robert J.M. Edis[SMTP:Robert.Edis@creatcomp.com]
> Sent: 	March 10, 1999 9:17 AM
> To: 	'Chris Sharman'
> Cc: 	'powerh-l@lists.swau.edu'
> Subject: 	RE: Banner Page using Quiz
> 
> Chris,
> 
> Since when was swearing, especially the 'F' word, considered mild?
> 
> 
> Blue
> PowerHouse consultant
> Rhode Island, USA
> 
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> The opinions and ideas expressed in this message are my own and have no
> relationship to my current employer, Initial Technical Staffing, its
> client
> CCI, or any of CCI's clients.
> 
> 
> 
> 	-----Original Message-----
> 	From:	Chris Sharman [SMTP:Chris.Sharman@ccagroup.co.uk]
> 	Sent:	Wednesday, March 10, 1999 12:23 PM
> 	To:	Leonard_Berkowitz@tufts-health.com
> 	Cc:	Chris.Sharman@ccagroup.co.uk; powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
> 	Subject:	RE: Banner Page using Quiz
> 
> 	><<RTFM>>
> 	>
> 	>That's really not fair! You may be lucky to have the manuals close
> at hand. In many
> 	>shops, with people moving around or if there are consultants, the
> manuals are no
> 	>where to be seen.
> 
> 	Yes, I do have manuals close to hand: but I knew, and I'd expect
> most others to
> 	know, of "INITIAL HEADING" and "LOGONID". You have to have a working
> knowledge
> 	of what's in the language, even if you do have to look up exact
> syntax,
> 	cautions, warnings etc from time to time. If you don't know these
> things you'll
> 	write crappy code from doing things the hard way when they were
> built into the
> 	language for you.
> 
> 	I presumed this was a beginner who hadn't taken the time to read &
> digest
> 	the statement summary & function summary.
> 
> 	If a beginner or anyone else is hampered by having no manuals, that
> does
> 	suggest a certain carelessness: manuals always ship with the
> product, and
> 	should be looked after & made available. I'd be very unimpressed if
> I was
> 	expected to get to grips with a new language with no documentation.
> 
> 	I thought "RTFM", as well as the answer, was quite mild.
> 
> 	Now that I *have* looked in the manual, there's other ways to do it:
> 	"set report device printer flag" will do it too (provided you're
> using a
> 	proper operating system ;) ).
> 
> 	Regards,
> 	Chris Sharman
> 	
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