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	anidel	2007-11-30 , 15:55
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Originally Posted by TA-t3

Well, I've no wish to be rude or anything, but from the title of this thread I thought someone had discovered a new way of connecting the tablets to Ethernet (RJ45). Because I thought it couldn't possibly be about just using a travel router, as it had, indeed, been covered already. But it was. And the previous threads covered them in much more detail anyway.

Some people consider it rude to be told to use the search function of the forum. Some people are quick to point the finger at anyone telling others to please use the search function. Well, if being told to use the search function is "rude", then I think there's nothing in this world that isn't rude. To me, the rude thing is to decrease the signal-to-noise ratio of this forum, by creating way too many duplicate threads. Go ahead, you can point the finger now.

I thought the same way when I first read the title of the post.
But the point was not that is rude to tell people to use the search function. The point is the rudeness of the way used to say that.

It's a rude and unrespectful (does this word exist?) behavior not to search before posting (thus resulting into an increase of noise in the forum), but it is more rude to answer that way.

A statement like: "This has been said plenty of times in this forum, next time use the search function. It's there for a reason"

it's not really rude, is just harsh, unforgiving, overbearing, but still plain right and no one can complain. I like this.

A statement like: "Please next time use the search function as this has been told several times already."

is too light, next time people will probably still not use the search functionality.
Finally, a statement like:

"Oh you just discovered the warm water, buuuh... use the search next time, or simply shut up"

well is just plain rude, isn't it?

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