spud wrote:

OTOH pointing a fellow to an endless wealth of
information is no small
aid IMO. In fact one could argued more helpful
than a quick one shot
answer. That might leave the helper feeling
good about their deed, but certainly the helpee
is nowhere as educated than if directed to the
wealth of info available to them.

In additon to Lum's book and Keller's site:
http://www.geocities.com/lumeisenman/
http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/

there's 2 amazing FAQ's one for wine making:

http://paranoia.lycaeum.org/alcohol/winemaking-faq

and one for grape growing:
http://vitfaq.vinic.com/gohome.html

And last but not leat the Advanced Seach feature
for Usenet:

http://groups.google.com/advanced_se...e=UTF-8&hl=en&

Here is the accumulated knowledge of rcw, with
detail knowledge and EXPERIENCE in the specific
and esoteric as well as detailed answers for
entry level and novice wine maker.

Frankly I think providing these resources to a
novice is much more valuable than the usual 'buy
a kit and follow directions' advice. Who's
really dismissing the noobie here?

Steve
Oregon

There is nothing to prevent both - A simple answer
to a question asked before plus links. I just
hate the "Read the FAQs" or Google It" answers
when a quick response with the answer and yes,
links to resources is much more polite, better
overall and does not take any more time than a
rude reply.






On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:17:26 -0500, "Paul E.
Lehmann" wrote:

frederick ploegman wrote:


It's the newbies that keep this group going.
All too often lately,
they are being told to "go get googled". Some
interpret this as the equivalent of "go get
F***** ", and they take their questions
to friendlier places. I, for one, would like
to see the use of
google as an answer be outlawed in this group
!!
(personal opinion of one grouchy old fart)

I AGREE 100%

One of the nice things about this news group is
that there are those of us out here will answer
questions - even though it has been asked many
times before. I hope we NEVER become like some
of the other newsgroups with answers like "Read
the FAQs" or "Google it". Sometimes the answer
to an old question can be such that it leads to
new understandings or brings up issues that a
plain "Search Google" does not reveal. For
those who find it irritating to see repeated
questions the answer is simple - just don't read
them or reply.