Paul Herring wrote: > 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>
<shrugs> The past is, um, the past. Can't really change that unless you've figured out how to bend space and time. Which would be completely cool. In a geeky, Star Trek sort of way. I think 'a' or 'b' is really a judgment call. If all the replies are going to be "we don't do your homework for you", then the only point to let it through would be if a person is a "repeat offender" so they can see that it isn't just the moderators that think that way. -- Thomas Hruska CubicleSoft President Ph: 517-803-4197 *NEW* MyTaskFocus 1.1 Get on task. Stay on task. http://www.CubicleSoft.com/MyTaskFocus/
