Paul Herring wrote: > On 8/25/07, Thomas Hruska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Just a heads-up, it is that time of year again when students will be >> flocking to c-prog en-mass for homework solutions for their Comp. >> Sci./Eng. coursework problems. >> >> Group members: Please refrain from providing solutions (unless you are >> picking on the students with the solution). If you provide a legitimate >> solution, you will only be hurting the student in the >> long-term...especially if they plan on getting a job in this industry. > > I would imagine most of the posts will be from new members, and thus, > will be moderated. May I suggest rejecting the messages with a > suitable link to the Smart Questions site, or a 'this isn't a homework > service' message rather than allowing them on list to start with? > > I moderate from the website and am happy to do this for any messages > left in the moderation queue, (I know you Thomas, for example, and > Brett, usually moderate by email and you cant do this by email - I can > catch those if you do nothing with them.)
We can try it. But delivering legit/non-homework questions to the doorstep of Smart Questions might not be entirely appreciated. Maybe throw in a disclaimer as well to the effect of "If this isn't a request for a homework solution, please post again but clarify your problem and provide source code." Or something like that. -- Thomas Hruska CubicleSoft President Ph: 517-803-4197 *NEW* MyTaskFocus 1.1 Get on task. Stay on task. http://www.CubicleSoft.com/MyTaskFocus/
