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| May 30, 2018 at 17:55 | comment | added | terdon Mod | @Panther great, thanks for that! But if you feel that the best thing to do is "google foo" then it's usually better to walk away. That really isn't helpful if the OP is already asking about foo. It is a good indication that you might want to downvote, but telling people to google something isn't teaching them to fish, it's telling them that fishing exists. I think it's safe to assume they already knew that, but chose not to do it. | |
| May 30, 2018 at 17:46 | comment | added | Panther | I know there a long standing dislike of RTFM and google here, but I am afraid we will have to agree to disagree on this point . google is a useful tool and the "teach a man to fish", IMHO, applies. Sometimes , it is best to guide people how to RTFM, man pages, ubuntu documentation, duplicate questions here, and yes sometimes even google. Teaching people how to self help / self learn is very helpful . In this case, I left a comment on a closed question, best I could do at the time. Now that the question is re-opened, I have given additional advice and asked for additional information. | |
| May 30, 2018 at 16:25 | comment | added | terdon Mod | @Panther you're welcome. But since you did mention snark, please don't leave comments like "Google data recovery". That isn't helpful and is unpleasant. | |
| May 30, 2018 at 16:25 | comment | added | Panther | Thank you for your time and consideration | |
| May 30, 2018 at 15:56 | history | answered | terdonMod | CC BY-SA 4.0 |