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KodeZwerg:
That was no sarcasm, that was meant kinda real, if i do not know something and have many questions to that subject, i go to library and rent a book or quick way, buy ebook.
If such possibilty is not available at your place, i am sorry.
But okay, i've taken your advice and keep my mouth better shut.

mouser:
Don't keep your mouth shut, just infuse some kindness when you give advice, even if you might feel frustrated -- it makes new readers feel more welcome and comfortable.

mouser:
The ironic thing is, this question from Kalos is one of his most reasonable and specific requests for advice, and a question that might not yield a quick easy solution with a google search.. Sounds like something someone might be able to give some advice about, or at least point him in the right direction..

Target:
for changing cell use 'ActiveCell'

IainB:
At the risk of repeating myself:
@Stephen66515: "Ethics" is usually more about maintaining moral principles in behaviour and business. It would seem to be just plain rudeness/bad manners to tell people to "google it" or "RTFM", and my principles prevent me from being rude to others.
After years of lecturing, consulting and generally trying to maintain a politely helpful and positive approach to people's questions (including being a volunteer on aardvark), I eventually decided on three (sorry, four) basic rules:
Rule 1: that there is no limit to our ignorance (including mine), and I should accept that;
Rule 2: to limit the contribution of my cognitive surplus to such people and their infinite ignorance/questions, by encouraging them to take more responsibility for seeking out/discovering their own answers.
Rule 3: that people generally seem to have little respect for and to have a limited capacity to internalise answers/knowledge which have come too easily to them, so generally avoid giving them any answers.
Rule 4: in any event, avoid "telling them the answer" or pushing my opinion forwards without substantiation in theory, experience and good practice (this takes work to communicate).

When I have strayed from these rules, I have usually regretted it (I think it has happened once in the DC forum).

Therefore, rather than tell people to "google it" or "RTFM", IF I decide to assist them at all, then - and even if I think that I know the answer already - I nowadays usually google it, or check Wikipedia (say) or RTFM for them, and then send them the results or source links, with the suggestion that  they could probably get even more useful information if they hunted around a bit more themselves or played about with the google search string. This is just helping people to help themselves.
-IainB (December 26, 2010, 11:23 PM)
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...RTFM is never an acceptable answer to any question. Because it is not an answer at all. It's just a thinly disguised way of telling someone to get lost. ...
...Consider: It only takes a few seconds to type RTFM and hit the enter key. But it takes exactly zero work to ignore something completely and go elsewhere. Ideally where you do have something real to contribute.
-40hz (December 27, 2010, 06:28 AM)
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("Take a man up in a helicopter for a day and he will be able fly for a day. Push him out of the helicopter whilst it is flying and he will fly for the rest of his life."
 - ancient Chinese proverb.)

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