[wp-forums] Finding Codex Articles and Help

[Michael B]

I get that, but I guess I simply have a different approach to teaching
someone to fish.  I rarely hand them a book and point them to the bay.
 I generally take them out the first time, show 'em how to tie a few
knots, a few different types of bait, and talk a little about the
tides and their effect on the flats.  But I digress.
Thanks for the perspective, and perhaps I will focus more effort into
the codex then and less on individual questions.

On 7/1/05, Scott Merrill <skippy at skippy.net> wrote:
> Michael B wrote:
> > So I guess I'd like some more feedback from those that have been doing
> > this longer as to the real "goal" of the forums.
> 
> My attitude is that I'd rather teach you how to fish than give you a
> fish dinner.
> 
> While many of the specifics of the questions in the forums are unique to
> the poster's problem, many of the problems themselves are generic enough
> to have been answered on the Codex.  It might take the poster a little
> effort to figure it out, but in almost all cases so far, the poster
> comes back to say "Oh!  I get it!"
> 
> That feeling of accomplishment is something very important to people
> struggling with WordPress.  They rightly feel proud of their work, and
> will be more likely (I think) to recommend WordPress to others as an
> easy-to-use and easy-to-understand system.
> 
> Sometimes a question won't have an easy answer on the Codex -- these
> usually involve plugins, or template coding beyond the examples provided
> (or maybe CSS -- I avoid those threads).  In these instances, I try to
> provide a reasonable starting point, without going so far as to entirely
> solve the person's problem.  Again, the "Aha!" moment is important for
> the poster.
> 
> Think of it this way: if I give you the specific answer to your problem,
> I help you.  If I help you understand how to solve your problem on your
> own, I help you help others.
> 
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