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A kid tries to get an easy answer for his/her homework, a clueless guy asking some questions about basic programing (ups! ;P ), and I see lots of these kind of answers, specially from gold members and admins(Im not trying to make anybody mad :)) IS it not better not to answer those kind of post anyway? Im just wondering why anybody would do it? Excuse my english :) Hoping not to get banned for this... :laugh:
You will see these kinds of answers when someone asks, "Plz give me program to sort 10 numbers". Just giving him the program is obviously not going to help him. So, yes, I agree with your point about giving him an answer that will help; something like, Which sort algorithms are you familiar with? or even, Show us the code you have so far. These kinds of answers make it plain that the OP will not get a canned response to submit as his own work. If he wants help, he will have to show that he is willing to do some work. Within those constraints, I think everyone deserves an answer. [update: There's a famous article How To Ask Questions The Smart Way by ESR that all posters should be aware of.]
Best wishes, Hans
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A kid tries to get an easy answer for his/her homework, a clueless guy asking some questions about basic programing (ups! ;P ), and I see lots of these kind of answers, specially from gold members and admins(Im not trying to make anybody mad :)) IS it not better not to answer those kind of post anyway? Im just wondering why anybody would do it? Excuse my english :) Hoping not to get banned for this... :laugh:
You know, something I've never quite understood is the whole business of blotting out a letter or two in a naughty word, as though somehow that removes the profanity from the text. I mean, really, is there anyone out there who would look at something like, say, a**hole and not immediately read it in its original spelling? It just seems politically correct to me, a phrase that I define as an empty gesture that accomplishes nothing, but offered with the intention of trying to convince people that you really care about doing the right thing. One mighte even say that The road to Heck is paved with good intentions. :-D
Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalUSA.com
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You know, something I've never quite understood is the whole business of blotting out a letter or two in a naughty word, as though somehow that removes the profanity from the text. I mean, really, is there anyone out there who would look at something like, say, a**hole and not immediately read it in its original spelling? It just seems politically correct to me, a phrase that I define as an empty gesture that accomplishes nothing, but offered with the intention of trying to convince people that you really care about doing the right thing. One mighte even say that The road to Heck is paved with good intentions. :-D
Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalUSA.com
Some forums filter out bad words or block such posts.
Todd Smith
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You know, something I've never quite understood is the whole business of blotting out a letter or two in a naughty word, as though somehow that removes the profanity from the text. I mean, really, is there anyone out there who would look at something like, say, a**hole and not immediately read it in its original spelling? It just seems politically correct to me, a phrase that I define as an empty gesture that accomplishes nothing, but offered with the intention of trying to convince people that you really care about doing the right thing. One mighte even say that The road to Heck is paved with good intentions. :-D
Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalUSA.com
From personal experience, I can tell you that there are companies that have automated log scanners that look for the "N worst words", and send reports to department heads of who is reading what. Yes, I know it's chickensh*t, but it's life in a big company. :)
Best wishes, Hans
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From personal experience, I can tell you that there are companies that have automated log scanners that look for the "N worst words", and send reports to department heads of who is reading what. Yes, I know it's chickensh*t, but it's life in a big company. :)
Best wishes, Hans
Yeah, avoiding the wrath of corporate Internet Nazi software is a valid concern, but this sort of thing was going on long before the Nazis got an IT gig.
Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalUSA.com
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Come on, its urgent. Send me the code. Now! SORRY FOR THE PRESSURE. ugh.
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Some forums filter out bad words or block such posts.
Todd Smith
Yeah thats why I did it...
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A kid tries to get an easy answer for his/her homework, a clueless guy asking some questions about basic programing (ups! ;P ), and I see lots of these kind of answers, specially from gold members and admins(Im not trying to make anybody mad :)) IS it not better not to answer those kind of post anyway? Im just wondering why anybody would do it? Excuse my english :) Hoping not to get banned for this... :laugh:
<sarcasm> Why not post in the Suggestions forum for a new forum called, The Homework Forum. Then all the school kids can post there. I'm sure that will solve everything, right? :doh: </sarcasm>
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
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Yeah, avoiding the wrath of corporate Internet Nazi software is a valid concern, but this sort of thing was going on long before the Nazis got an IT gig.
Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalUSA.com
Talking about nazis, if someone wants to ban bad words, why they dont ban hitler, mussolinni...? now, those are bad words!
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Every forum has a link on top as a sticky post about homework and extremely simple questions (about your clueless guy asking about basic programming, do you mean the C# thread about how to create functions and subs in c#?) Some of the very basics should be researched to say the least before posting a question, at some days the forum gets overridden with homework questions and a bunch of cross post garble that just gets annoying from time to time. No it's not better to not answer them, who will tell them to research themselves if not us?
EliottA wrote:
about your clueless guy asking about basic programming, do you mean the C# thread about how to create functions and subs in c#?
No, but thats a good example... no ofense ;)
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EliottA wrote:
about your clueless guy asking about basic programming, do you mean the C# thread about how to create functions and subs in c#?
No, but thats a good example... no ofense ;)
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Why would I take of
fense, I wasn't the guy.Oh, sorry, I didn't read that thread you were talking about
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A kid tries to get an easy answer for his/her homework, a clueless guy asking some questions about basic programing (ups! ;P ), and I see lots of these kind of answers, specially from gold members and admins(Im not trying to make anybody mad :)) IS it not better not to answer those kind of post anyway? Im just wondering why anybody would do it? Excuse my english :) Hoping not to get banned for this... :laugh:
Giving a wise-ass response is better than giving no response: 0) All too many posters will re-post or cross-post if they receive no response. 1) A wise-ass response will (I hope) serve as an indication to would-be samaritans that no help should be offered in this case. On the other hand, abusive responses should be reserved for noteable repeat offenders.
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A kid tries to get an easy answer for his/her homework, a clueless guy asking some questions about basic programing (ups! ;P ), and I see lots of these kind of answers, specially from gold members and admins(Im not trying to make anybody mad :)) IS it not better not to answer those kind of post anyway? Im just wondering why anybody would do it? Excuse my english :) Hoping not to get banned for this... :laugh:
It's fun.
Need custom software developed? I do C# development and consulting all over the United States. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." --Stephen Crane
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Why would I take of
fense, I wasn't the guy.EliottA wrote:
I wasn't the guy.
Who knows…the forum is anonymous. :-D
The narrow specialist in the broad sense of the word is a complete idiot in the narrow sense of the word. Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.
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A kid tries to get an easy answer for his/her homework, a clueless guy asking some questions about basic programing (ups! ;P ), and I see lots of these kind of answers, specially from gold members and admins(Im not trying to make anybody mad :)) IS it not better not to answer those kind of post anyway? Im just wondering why anybody would do it? Excuse my english :) Hoping not to get banned for this... :laugh:
Because the genii inhabiting this place needs to vent occasionally.
The narrow specialist in the broad sense of the word is a complete idiot in the narrow sense of the word. Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.
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A kid tries to get an easy answer for his/her homework, a clueless guy asking some questions about basic programing (ups! ;P ), and I see lots of these kind of answers, specially from gold members and admins(Im not trying to make anybody mad :)) IS it not better not to answer those kind of post anyway? Im just wondering why anybody would do it? Excuse my english :) Hoping not to get banned for this... :laugh:
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A kid tries to get an easy answer for his/her homework, a clueless guy asking some questions about basic programing (ups! ;P ), and I see lots of these kind of answers, specially from gold members and admins(Im not trying to make anybody mad :)) IS it not better not to answer those kind of post anyway? Im just wondering why anybody would do it? Excuse my english :) Hoping not to get banned for this... :laugh:
What happened? Did someone tell you they're not gonna do your homework for you?
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
Because if somebody can't use Google before they ask a question, then they don't really deserve an answer. If I'm in a good mood, I throw them the first link from Google, if I'm not, they get an annoyed answer which won't help them. Questions which plead for an answer are the most annoying
I was going to suggest dropping in a link to a Google search of "How to use Google", but that seemed a little counter-intuitive with the stated problem. ;)
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A kid tries to get an easy answer for his/her homework, a clueless guy asking some questions about basic programing (ups! ;P ), and I see lots of these kind of answers, specially from gold members and admins(Im not trying to make anybody mad :)) IS it not better not to answer those kind of post anyway? Im just wondering why anybody would do it? Excuse my english :) Hoping not to get banned for this... :laugh:
And don't rouse The Outlaw! :~