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by Kim_Bruning 1184 days ago
No one has put forward the thesis that one should roast needy and hapless students!

Rather the opposite. Though this document is written for people who ask questions, see also the section on how to help.

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#idm667 (How To Answer Questions in a Helpful Way )

(Of course: this is ESR. He's ... opinionated. But does seem to have his heart in the right place in the end)