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From: jmunkki@kampi.hut.fi (Juri Munkki)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: 3D Animation Source Code Wanted
Message-ID: <1990Jan9.095330.9611@santra.uucp>
Date: 9 Jan 90 09:53:30 GMT
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In article <17591@rpp386.cactus.org> woody@rpp386.cactus.org (Woodrow Baker) writes:
>In article <19.UUL1.3#5526@laczko.lonestar.org>, frank@laczko.lonestar.org (Frank L. Laczko) writes:
>> > In article <1990Jan3.190304.1326@santra.uucp> jmunkki@kampi.hut.fi 
>> > (Juri Munkki) writes:
>> > >Comp.graphics has traditionally been used for slightly more complex
>> > >problems than wireframe animation. Most of the readers have progressed
>> > >far beyond these areas and are probably not too pleased to read a
>> > >million requests for info.
>> > >
>> > >The books mentioned in the automated posting should probably be
>> > >considered the minimum you need to know and understand in order
>> > >to post to comp.graphics.
>> > >
>> > >There is a group that I think would be far better suited for
>> > >this kind of talk. Try asking in rec.games.programmer and you'll
>> > >find a lot of friendly people wanting to help you. Most of the
>> > >talk on xtank seems to go on in there.
>> > >
>> > >Disclaimer: This is not a flame. Please don't be offended.

Well, I got flamed for this one. Just about everybody misunderstood what
I was trying to do. I probably shouldn't have written the article when
I was tired, since the message didn't get through.

I never said it's a stupid question. I just said that it was simple. I
never said that it was uninteresting to me (although you might have
gotten that impression). I replied (with mail) to the original poster
and we exchanged a few letters on the subject. After that the questions
started popping up in comp.graphics. Since I knew that xtank had been
discussed in rec.games.programmer, I tried to move the discussion there.

Why did I mention the monthly posting? It's because I read the discussion
that led to starting the monthly postings and got the impression that
most people agreed that some groups should have a "minimum information
for posting". I guess some people disagree quite strongly.

I read my article and noticed that it might seem offensive, so I added
the disclaimer. Everybody seemed to react just the way I told them not
to.

Feel free to flame me now. I'll just throw your flames to /dev/null.

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