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




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.