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That was mine :)

Yes we do need a middle ground and there will always be people that 
disagree. With the post you indicated, the person was clearly upset and 
they needed help quickly. As such it was faster to link and use a smiley 
:) It's been a while since I've had that response though !

It's as I've said in my post here dated 2 July.

P.

lorelle at cameraontheroad.com wrote:
> I was talking to someone today who volunteers with WordPress about the 
> issue of posting links to help users.  He didn't agree. He thought 
> volunteers should HELP and not just post links. I thought there should 
> be a middle ground: help when help is necessary, link when help is easy 
> to read through, and do both when it is appropriate.  Anyway, the debate 
> will continue but I thought this post was a delightful response to this 
> issue and I wanted you all to see it:
> 
> http://wordpress.org/support/topic/38172