There are no stupid questions, only stupid attitudes.

Gary W. Gill

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hoye, Glenda F. (Fka Hood) [mailto:ghoye@iupui.edu]
> Sent: June 09, 1999 8:56 AM
> To: 'Barry Rittman'; histonet@Pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject: RE: "stupid" questions
>
>
> 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
> > >    Fax 919-966-6123
> > >
> > > **Suppose you were an idiot... And suppose you were a member
> of Congress
> > ...
> > > But I repeat myself.-Mark Twain**
> >
>