From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,3e08c98d7ce85399 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Marin David Condic Subject: Re: Kindness Date: 1999/09/03 Message-ID: <37D03741.B31CF7D0@pwfl.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 520767127 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: condicma@bogon.pwfl.com References: <1999Sep3.125818.1@eisner> X-Accept-Language: en Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Organization: Pratt & Whitney Mime-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: e108678@pwflcom Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1999-09-03T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: tmoran@bix.com wrote: > The root post of this thread did not mention homework. Since it > was posted at the very start of September it seems unlikely it > was referring to a homework question. Was there a recent > homework question on c.l.a? Or was the root post not referring > to a "do my assignment" homework question? I think the reason that homework got brought up in general was as the only time it might be considered fair/reasonable to be "rude" in responding to the questions that come from the uninitiate. Given that there was no specific instance illustrating a condescending or rude reply in the original post, its kind of natural for the thread to drift. I think we all agree that Ada is best served by having her user community be as friendly and helpful to the newbies as possible. Requests by newbies that we do their homework for them being in my mind at least, the only occasion for violating that rule. MDC -- Marin David Condic Real Time & Embedded Systems, Propulsion Systems Analysis United Technologies, Pratt & Whitney, Large Military Engines M/S 731-95, P.O.B. 109600, West Palm Beach, FL, 33410-9600 ***To reply, remove "bogon" from the domain name.*** Visit my web page at: http://www.mcondic.com/