Hi Taco,
My response was meant to be informative and helpful in regard to asking
non-J2EE related questions. If it came across as anything else, I
miscommunicated, which, as a Human Being, I'm very good at doing. ;-)
> Thanks for that, I tried the Australian Java Users Group - got even worse
> response from that.
I'm surprised; JUG lists should be open to almost anything.
I can only speak for myself, but here's something I can guarantee: at
the devWorks Java Filter forum at
<
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=177&cat=10
>
you will almost always get some sort of response and it will never be
mean-spirited. I'm the moderator there, and you can hold me to that.
Additionally, I have never seen a mean-spirited answer at
www.javaranch.com
They will, however, move an off-topic question to the appropriate forum.
It pains me to say that Sun's Java forums, while often very helpful,
have become clique-ish to some extent with a lot of sparring and sometimes
snob answers, as you put it. That is painful to me because I was the
original Duke Dollars leader for 18 months back in 1997-98 and those forums
were important to me.
I won't comment about any other responses except to say that you did get
an answer to your question here, and it appeared to me that that responder
was very willing to help. Take care, and welcome to Java.
Joe Sam
Joe Sam Shirah - http://www.conceptgo.com
conceptGO - Consulting/Development/Outsourcing
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Taco" <taco@(protected)>
To: <J2EE-INTEREST@(protected)>
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 11:13 PM
Subject: Re: Parse integer out of string
> Hi,
> Thanks for that, I tried the Australian Java Users Group - got even worse
> response from that.
>
> Today I remembered why I never got into Java earlier... I remember back a
> few years when I wanted to get into it I got snob answers as well, and I
> said what the .... I don't need this, just stick with my friendly CF
> community.
>
> I wasn't aware that questions had to be of some certain professor
standard,
> I am used to posting issues no matter what standard, and people help out
if
> they feel like it and don't if they do not, never got any response like
"You
> should not ask a questions like that"..
>
> But thanks for helping me anyway, I will try and find another list to ask
my
> Java newbie questions on - in the hope that one of the lists will have a
bit
> more tolerance.
>
> thanks
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A mailing list for Java(tm) 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition
> [mailto:J2EE-INTEREST@(protected)
> Sent: Friday, 8 July 2005 1:07 PM
> To: J2EE-INTEREST@(protected)
> Subject: Re: Parse integer out of string
>
> Hi Taco,
>
> As Frans noted:
>
> > Actually not J2EE, but here we go:
>
> The J2EE ( should we now say JEE? Gee, I don't know... ) list has
been
> pretty quiet, so I expect people presently don't mind newbie standard Java
> questions, but at some point there will likely be complaints that this is
an
> EE list.
>
> You might want to post instead to the developerWorks, JavaRanch or Sun
> Java forums that match up to the kinds of questions you ask. In addition,
> you might check the Australian Java Users Group JUG list at:
>
> http://www.ajug.org.au/
>
> . There is also a list of JUGs at the Sun Java site and there is normally
> no restriction on joining or posting to their lists. I scan and sometimes
> respond to about 40 as I try to keep up with all things Java. Best,
>
>
> Joe Sam
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