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From: cdm@gem-hy.Berkeley.EDU (Dale Cook)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal
Subject: Re: Roots of polynomials
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Date: 7 Dec 90 17:25:53 GMT
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In article <4529@idunno.Princeton.EDU>, subbarao@phoenix.Princeton.EDU
(Kartik Subbarao) writes:
|> 
|> IMNSFHO comp.lang.c is an informational newsgroup about C, and people are
|> here for free exchange of information regarding the language. There is no
|> need for censors like you to say "oh that question shouldn't be answered", 
|> because it comes from an undergraduate student. This might make you feel 
|> sad, but believe it or not, I have learned stuff on this newsgroup that 
|> has helped me with (gosh) official computer programming assignments that 
|> I hand in. I think that's the purpose of this, not to decide who to dole
|> out information to. 
|>

I agree.
 
|> If a person wants to do his homework on the net, there really is no way to
|> stop him. It's between him and his own conscience as to what he wants, and
|> others can't make that decision for him. If you don't want to answer him,
|> then don't. But there is no need to collectively put down questions of this
|> sort under a WARNING: flag.
|>

If a person wants someone to do their homework for them, so be it.  They're 
shortchanging themselves.
 
|> Anyway -- what does everyone else think about this? I've seen both sorts of
|> attitudes on the subject. What do you guys think comp.lang.c should do?
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> 			-Kartik

I've never understood the "net censorship" mentality.  If you feel that
someone is trying to get a homework problem done on the net and you don't
want to help them, DON'T ANSWER.  This group should be a forum where one
feels free to ask questions.  When people don't feel free to ask questions,
no matter how seemingly trivial to some, the purpose of the group is lost.

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