I know "RTFM" as a response in Linux forums is generally frowned upon and perceived as dismissive (except in the Debian forums) but it struck me the other day that RTFM may be the kindest and most appropriate reply a person could give.
The reason I say that is because I have seen a number of posts (not just here) where someone decides to install Linux and starts mucking around with their partition tables and formatting stuff only to discover they have deleted or destroyed their valuable, unrecoverable, un-backed-up, personal data AND made their only operating system (usually Windows) either unbootable or even worse unusable.
Could it be that in those instances a simple "RTFM" (read the manual or instructions) first could have saved a world of hurt?
I wouldn't say it in that many letters myself - but sometimes I wish I could stay someones hand BEFORE they click that button to proceed! LOL We've all done it - clicked too quickly. I've done it myself a time or two - like the time I accidentally formatted a guys Windows XP partition - oops :\
I guess the point is - sometimes telling a person to read the directions is actually doing them a favor ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The reason I say that is because I have seen a number of posts (not just here) where someone decides to install Linux and starts mucking around with their partition tables and formatting stuff only to discover they have deleted or destroyed their valuable, unrecoverable, un-backed-up, personal data AND made their only operating system (usually Windows) either unbootable or even worse unusable.
Could it be that in those instances a simple "RTFM" (read the manual or instructions) first could have saved a world of hurt?
I wouldn't say it in that many letters myself - but sometimes I wish I could stay someones hand BEFORE they click that button to proceed! LOL We've all done it - clicked too quickly. I've done it myself a time or two - like the time I accidentally formatted a guys Windows XP partition - oops :\
I guess the point is - sometimes telling a person to read the directions is actually doing them a favor ¯\_(ツ)_/¯