Actually, I think most frequent contributors and users of Statalist would
actually agree that Nick is the closest thing we have to a webmaster on this
list (although not the listserve manager). As another frequent contributor,
I don't think he's off-point at all and I think "you'd better shut up"
crosses the line well past reasonable discussion.
You asked a fairly elementary question, I gave a fairly straightforward
answer, you came back with more questions that you could have answered in
other ways such as the documentation, FAQs, or how about just trying to use
reshape to see if you ran into any problems doing what you wanted (and then
ask the list a question based on an error message or unexpected result that
you couldn't figure out on your own). Simple questions get replies to
varying degrees on the list -- most people get at least one or two indulged
before a RTFM response -- but repeated questions that you could at least
attempt to solve on your own (just try to do it ...) are less well received.
Michael Blasnik
[email protected]
----- Original Message -----
From: "is300gp" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 7:38 PM
Subject: st: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: Re: Re: RE: Re: panel data command
> I guess you're off the point here. Are you the webmaster to judge if the
> others are using the list approprate or not? If you're not, you'd better
> shut up. I belive the list is for stata users to exchange ideas and help
> each others. If you don't want to help, there're some others there!
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nick Cox" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 4:26 PM
> Subject: st: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: Re: Re: RE: Re: panel data command
>
>
> > I don't find searching the whole site very efficient.
> > As Michael Blasnik implied, -reshape- is a key command, so
> > you will get lots of hits.
> >
> > If you select to search Stata FAQs or go straight
> > to the FAQs it is usually more efficient.
> >
> > An even better way to do it is to -search- within
> > Stata. That always points straight at relevant FAQs.
> >
> > Again this advice itself is in the Statalist FAQ:
> >
> > ====================
> > Before posting, consider other ways of finding information:
> >
> > the manual
> >
> > the online help for Stata
> >
> > search can tell you about all built-in Stata commands, all ado-files
> published in Stata Technical Bulletins or the Stata Journal, and all FAQs
on
> the Stata web site, www.stata.com.
> > findit can tell you about not only all of the above, but also about
> user-written Stata programs available on the Internet.
> >
> > your local Stata expert or technical support person
> >
> > past issues of the Stata Technical Bulletin or Stata Journal, if
> accessible
> >
> > the authors of user-written ado-files (who usually have email addresses,
> but are not always members of Statalist)
> >
> > Stata technical support, if it is really a question for them
> > ====================
> >
> > Nick
> > [email protected]
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