Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!Tim_CDC_Roberts From: Tim_CDC_Roberts@cup.portal.com Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: Posting Message-ID: <18663@cup.portal.com> Date: 22 May 89 17:27:17 GMT References: <1989May15.215656.15717@ziebmef.uucp> <4490@alvin.mcnc.org> <2102@blake.acs.washington.edu> <2189@thor.acc.stolaf.edu> Distribution: usa Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 26 In <2189@thor.acc.stolaf.edu>, mike@stolaf.edu writes: > I think that all the noise that has infested this group will go away... > Disclaimer: not a wizard, just a frustrated reader. Why does this stuff frustrate you? From the flames that some of these threads get (Mike, yours was not a flame - I have now moved on to generalities), I honestly cannot tell what the "wizards" would like to see in comp.lang.c. Would you say, "Issues Involving the C Language"? Well, what is the pointer arithmetic confusion if not an Issue Involving the C Language? Would you say, "Intelligent Debate on Topics of Interest"? Again, given the volume of postings, I would say most of the recent "silly questions" have BEEN topics of interest. Would you say "Pieces of C Code Which Have Astounded and Amused Me"? Great, but if that's all there were, this would be a quite place. After a person has amassed a certain amount of experience and moved into the "wizard" real, I think he has an OBLIGATION to provide intelligent and understanding replies to less experienced readers. Chris Torek is a shining example of a person who meets this criteria. Doug Gwyn is a shining example of a person who does not. So, wizards, what is it you DO want in comp.lang.c? Tim_CDC_Roberts@cup.portal.com | Control Data... ...!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!tim_cdc_roberts | ...or it will control you.