Christian Schmidt wrote:
> Hello Ian,
>
> Ian Eiloart, 24.04.2006 (d.m.y):
>
>
>> I think RTFM is offensive even with references. Mainly because the 'F'
>> doesn't stand for "fine". <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTFM>. If you want
>> RTFM to unambiguously mean "Read the fine manual", then you have to type it
>> out.
>>
>
> Or use RTM.
>
>
>
It's not the F part of the RTFM that's offensive. It's offensive when
you're trying to ask a question and someone clutters the list with
messages referencing the manual without providing any information that
leads the questioner to the solution. If someone asks a question and
someone else responds RTM or RTFM then that doesn't solve the problem.
Such responses are 100% nonproductive.
