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From: demon@thor.wright.edu (Brett Kottman)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal
Subject: Re: Homework questions
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Date: 3 Oct 89 17:17:54 GMT
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From article <817@chyde.uwasa.fi>, by ts@chyde.uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK):
> In article <698@thor.wright.EDU> demon@thor.wright.edu writes:
>>From article <803@chyde.uwasa.fi>, by ts@chyde.uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK):
>>>    writeln (f, 'My message on homework has been obviously heeded to :-)');
>>	I find your attitude of accusing people of trying to get their
>>homework done over the net condescending and arrogant.  You obviously
> 
> Oh come on now.  This is really unfair!
> 
> Incidentally, don't you know about the  :-) Smiley.
>

	Yes, I do know about the smiley.  However, new posters will not,
nor will they understand an attitude of "don't post homework" as meaning
"don't try to get someone else to DO your homework".  If they are
looking for help, hints, etc.  they should not feel as if they are doing
something wrong.
	My reaction may have been on the dramatic side, but as a
teacher, it is hard to make students understand that no question is dumb
if you don't understand the problem.  The Net is a perfect place to ask
questions that a student wouldn't otherwise ask because they were
afraid to look "stupid" in class.
	Basically, if you feel the question is obviously "easy" to
answer, a reference to a text or some psuedo code would be just as easy
to write up as a "don't ask this" type message, and far more helpful to
the poster.
	Perhaps it is time to split the group into lang.pascal and
lang.pascal.wizards, like the unix group is.  Then those who don't wish
to wade through often posted questions can unsubscribe from lang.pascal.

	Well, now that that is cleared up :) would anyone care to
initiate a CALL FOR DISCUSSION on lang.pascal.wizards?

							Brett Kottmann
							Wright State U.
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