It sounds good at first glance, until you get into the details...

As of now there are [97 posts containing rtfm][1]. Among them I see:

* [Someone asking for the manual][2]
* [Someone who answered his own question with the manual][3]
* [RTFM appearing in program output][4]
* [RTFM used as an example similar to foo and bar][5]
* [Someone stating that they read the manual][6]

One thing I _didn't_ see from my short spot check was _misuse_ of "RTFM". Such things should be dealt with on a case-by-case basis, as they are now.


  [1]: http://serverfault.com/search?q=rtfm
  [2]: http://serverfault.com/q/415415/126632
  [3]: http://serverfault.com/a/440578/126632
  [4]: http://serverfault.com/q/436217/126632
  [5]: http://serverfault.com/q/434847/126632
  [6]: http://serverfault.com/q/415784/126632