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On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 03:49:46 -0600, Ivica wrote
(in article <fobvrv$m81$>):

> "CBFalconer" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> If he (or you) are posting in multiple newsgroups, you should be
>> cross-posting, and certainly not multi-posting. I have
>> cross-posted this to comp.programming and comp.lang.c so you can
>> see how it is done.
>
> Instead of unnecessary phylosopying rather try to help me since I have less
> than 24 hours to fix bad coding in this or I'll be in problems.

Although most regulars seem to agree that CBF has become increasingly
caustic (often confusingly so) over the last few years, that's not the
core issue here.

You seem to be implying above that when you are late on assignment, you
raise a SIGEMERGENCY and everyone should come running to your aid.
The problem with that is, everyone has been late on projects. Running
to Usenet or google for the answer, instead of spending time in front
of the compiler/debugger is likely not the right model for solving such
issues.

You'll find that when people detect you're working on homework or on a
tight deadline, they actually intentionally slow down their responses.
Why? Because you are supposed to /learn/ these things, not have a
canned solution handed to you, which you likely do not even understand
at that point in your learning. This is difficult to accept and absorb
at that stage, but you may discover later that people that hand you the
answer are *not* helping you. They actually hinder your learning.

> The thread was on comp.programming but I was pointed here because the thread
> there is vandalized and I was told that I should get better help here.
> Sadly, even there I got more help.

True enough. However, in the time since you posted the original
request for assistance, you could have completed the assignment.

FWIW, almost everyone reading your pleas did similar or identical
homework on their own at some point, without google, without Usenet and
without getting the answer handed to them. It's a very large part of
why they /could/ help you, namely, because they actually learned it.

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On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 07:17:41 -0600, pete wrote
(in article <>):

> Here's what you do:
> 1 Fail this assignment
> 2 Post the next assignment in time to get help

Where's option #3? Namely, "start the assignment on time and complete
it for yourself by learning the material in time."



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On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 10:17:54 -0600, Antoninus Twink wrote
(in article <>):

> On 6 Feb 2008 at 13:28, Kenny McCormack wrote:
>> I was going to post my usual commentary to the effect of "CLC regulars
>> eating their own", but then it occurred to me that, even more to the
>> point, CBF is becoming the Larry Craig of the clique. I.e., the one
>> that everyone else is picking on, because he has become even too far
>> out for them.
>
> I think you're right. In their defense, CBF is just an embarrassment
> with his idiotic signature and his idiotic, badly conceived and badly
> broken ggets routine - who'd even want him in their clique?
>

Could you explain what you think is "badly broken" about ggets()? It
would be refreshing to hear you talk about technical issues for a
change.


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Randy Howard wrote:
> Ivica wrote
>> "CBFalconer" <> wrote
>>
>>> If he (or you) are posting in multiple newsgroups, you should
>>> be cross-posting, and certainly not multi-posting. I have
>>> cross-posted this to comp.programming and comp.lang.c so you
>>> can see how it is done.
>>
>> Instead of unnecessary phylosopying rather try to help me since
>> I have less than 24 hours to fix bad coding in this or I'll be
>> in problems.
>
> Although most regulars seem to agree that CBF has become
> increasingly caustic (often confusingly so) over the last few
> years, that's not the core issue here.

Why do you consider advising a newbie that cross-posting is better
than multi-posting is being "caustic and confusing"?

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Johannes Bauer wrote:

> Kenny McCormack schrieb:
>
> > Ha. What sympathy. What grace.

> My car's tyres need to get a change.

Kenny is a well-know troll in this group. Everything he posts is
designed to harass and annoy the regulars. You're best off ignoring him.




Brian

Default User schrieb:
> Johannes Bauer wrote:
>
>> Kenny McCormack schrieb:
>>
>>> Ha. What sympathy. What grace.
>
>> My car's tyres need to get a change.
>
> Kenny is a well-know troll in this group.

I noticed.

> Everything he posts is designed to harass and annoy the regulars.

I noticed.

> You're best off ignoring him.

I also noticed - his drivel got me aggravated, anyways. Nevertheless you
are right and I will not reply to him anymore. Just couldn't deny that
myself this one time.

Regards,
Johannes

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In article <>,
Default User <> wrote:
>Johannes Bauer wrote:
>
>> Kenny McCormack schrieb:
>>
>> > Ha. What sympathy. What grace.
>
>> My car's tyres need to get a change.
>
>Kenny is a well-know troll in this group. Everything he posts is
>designed to harass and annoy the regulars. You're best off ignoring him.

Unless, of course, you enjoy this sort of thing.

Default User said:

> Johannes Bauer wrote:
>
>> Kenny McCormack schrieb:
>>
>> > Ha. What sympathy. What grace.
>
>> My car's tyres need to get a change.
>
> Kenny is a well-know troll in this group. Everything he posts is
> designed to harass and annoy the regulars.

He *is* a regular, in the sense that he often posts here. He contributes
nothing useful, however.

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On 6 Feb 2008 at 19:59, Johannes Bauer wrote:
> Default User schrieb:
>> Johannes Bauer wrote:
>>
>>> Kenny McCormack schrieb:
>>>
>>>> Ha. What sympathy. What grace.
>>
>>> My car's tyres need to get a change.
>>
>> Kenny is a well-know troll in this group.
>
> I noticed.
>
>> Everything he posts is designed to harass and annoy the regulars.
>
> I noticed.
>
>> You're best off ignoring him.
>
> I also noticed - his drivel got me aggravated, anyways. Nevertheless you
> are right and I will not reply to him anymore. Just couldn't deny that
> myself this one time.

Yes, you ignore Kenny, you poor sensitive soul! Stop up your ears, cover
your eyes to the obvious reality of what's going on in this group, and
you'll find that you've become a "regular" in no time.

On 6 Feb 2008 at 20:37, Richard Heathfield wrote:
> He *is* a regular, in the sense that he often posts here. He contributes
> nothing useful, however.

Who, Default Loser or CBF?