On 8/25/07, Brett W. McCoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/25/07, Paul Herring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > My POV basically boils down to do we > > a) let homework questions through on the grounds of 'legitimacy' (i.e. > > on topic) or > > b) deny them because we don't do homework. (With the denial containing > > pointers as to what this list is/isn't considered appropriate - at a > > push, create a new html page (where the swap without temporary page is > > e.g.) and reply with a link to that for example; with a form letter > > for those that won't bother following the link etc.) > > Yeah, I'm torn... I tend towards a) because I like helping people, > even if it's just prodding the neophytes to learn how to ask the right > questions and actually get some code written, even if the code is bad > and the programmer needs some good advice...
Ah - we were taking about those that don't even have code written. Subtle difference, and it does come through on some of the stuff I've moderated. > but b) has its appeal > because it sure gets tiresome writing the same thing back to the > people who obviously are expecting someone to just hand them a program > for the asking. I believe you moderate most of your stuff by email Brett (as does Thomas) - I have no problem sending form letters via groups.com for those that cannot be dealt with via email - in fact I've done it in the past. From what Thomas has said in this thread however, I suspect some of my replies have been somewhat curt... </shame> -- PJH "Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital" -- Aaron Levenstein
