Hear, hear!!
Thanks, Barry, for putting my thoughts into more reasonable wording!
NO ONE should feel intimidated to ask even the simplest of questions of
their peers. That is how we learn -- we all started out fully ignorant of
all histology-related information, and we should appreciate anyone who is
trying to learn more, no matter how far we may (or may not) have advanced in
our own knowledge.
Keep all inquiries coming. 
Glenda F. Hoye, BS, HT(ASCP)
Histotechnology Prog Dir, Indiana Univ Sch of Allied Hlth Sci
Indianapolis, IN  46202-5119
317.278.1599


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Barry Rittman [SMTP:brittman@mail.db.uth.tmc.edu]
> Sent:	Wednesday, June 09, 1999 8:20 AM
> To:	histonet@Pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject:	Re: "stupid" questions
> 
> Bob,
>         really.  You have extensive experience in many areas and should
> realize that
> some users of the histonet have very limited or even no histology
> experience. If someone
> asks what may appear to some to be a stupid question, its probably because
> they don't
> know where to start to look for the answer. Other question could on the
> surface be
> solved using "common sense". The question is "what is common sense". In
> many cases
> common sense is really previous experience.
> A lot of what I see I also regard as basic questions that could be easily
> answered by
> looking in the appropriate text. However say you are a beginner and have
> no idea of what
> the appropriate text is and no one in your workplace to ask.
> Sometimes very basic questions go to the heart of the  matter and may be
> questioning
> things which we have accepted because of common practice.
> If you have a question, even a really basic one,  please ask it, you may
> be helping
> others.
> Barry
> 
> rschoonh@sph.unc.edu wrote:
> 
> > The only "STUPID QUESTION" is the one that wasn't asked, then that
> question causes
> > mistakes.  Ask away folks and if you're afraid the question is to
> "basic" for the
> > Histonet feel free to ask me directly, I may not be able to answer right
> away but I
> > will reply and I will certainly not put anyone down for asking any kind
> of question.
> >
> > -- Begin original message --
> >
> > > From: Erwin Haas <agoura@jps.net>
> > > Date: Tue, 08 Jun 1999 19:45:27 -0700
> > > Subject: Re: cassettes
> > >
> > > I do not understand what is going on. Every week some stupid question:
> pencils.
> > > water bath ,blades etc. Most of you are lab Mgr. can you make a
> educated decision
> > > on your own or you always have somebody make it for you? Get the #2,3,
> or any
> > > pencil which works for you  clean the blades with any solvent  which
> removes the
> > > oil, get any water bath which will do the job. Please make a decision
> and  get on
> > > with it.
> > > Erwin
> > -- End original message --
> >
> > best regards,
> > Bob
> > Robert Schoonhoven
> > Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis
> > Dept. of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
> > University of North Carolina
> > CB#7400
> > Chapel Hill, NC 27599
> > Phone
> > office 919-966-6343
> >    Lab 919-966-6140
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> >
> > **Suppose you were an idiot... And suppose you were a member of Congress
> ...
> > But I repeat myself.-Mark Twain**
>