[SI-LIST] Re: Hspice : Newbie question
- From: Ray Anderson <reanderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2004 09:57:43 -0700
OK already! This thread has all the earmarks of a discussion spiraling
out of control.
This thread, in particular, and several others in the recent past have
elicited somewhat less than friendly responses from multiple list
members in response to questions that were deemed either too simple or
off topic.
This list is unmoderated and is that way for a reason. Moderation makes
the presumption that the list participants aren't mature or civil enough
to carry on a conversation without someone approving what they have to
say. I don't believe the majority of the list members require that
oversight. (besides, I don't have the time and/or inclination to review
each piece of traffic before it is sent to the list)
I would request that list members refrain from publicly chastising
others who may have posted something they may consider too basic or off
topic. If a particular piece of traffic offends your technical
sensibilities it is a simple matter to just ignore it or delete it. What
may be perceived as too basic for one may be just the question several
others were pondering but were reticent to ask about for fear of being
flogged on list. Denigrating, flippant or insulting remarks certainly
won't improve the situation. If a question an obvious attempt to get the
list to do homework for the poster then a simple referal back to the
poster's text, prof or TA might be an appropriate response.
Please refer to Jeff and Jon's well reasoned postings that went out this
morning. I concur with their words of wisdom. Andy's inital response to
the message was spot on and answered the question just fine.
The question posed this morning really wasn't in the EE-101 category of
stuff everyone ought ot know. Some of the fine points of IBIS models
and how they relate to particular simulators can be anything but obvious
at times. Granted, the questioner probably _could_ have figured it out
for himself, but at the same time I think the question was certainly on
topic for si-list and was asked in sufficient detail to warrant a proper
answer.
If an ongoing problem develops with particular individuals obviously
asking for homework answers or totally off topic info, rest assured that
it will be dealt with (probably off line and in the most blatant cases
technologically). In the meantime I would request members to refrain
from on list accusations, insults and the like in their attempt to cure
the perceived problem.
As long as I'm writing this, there is one other topic I'd like to cover.
When replying to a message please try to trim the thread enough that
context is maintained but sufficiently to eliminate the multiple
included messages and list footers that seem to propagate in long
running discussion threads. Quite often someone will send a one or two
sentence message to the list in response to an ongoing thread and
include a half dozen previous responses along with all the footer boiler
plate replicated a half dozen times.
Regards,
-Ray Anderson
(si-list admin)
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