On 10/20/2009 03:16 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:18:55 -0700, rurpy wrote: > >> 6) Please don't apply your abstract moral standards to >> the entire rest of the world, knowing nothing about the particular >> circumstances of the poster. > > Perhaps you should apply this rule to yourself, and stop telling us how > to respond to people who give (in our opinion) indications of being lazy > and dishonest.
Eh? With the exception of the badly worded first sentence in that post (which I corrected in another response) I have consistently maintained that if you feel a piece-meal or non-response is appropriate, that is your prerogative. >From the very post you quote I wrote, + Of course, whether you choose to provide a specific + answer to something you think is homework, or not, + is ultimately a personal decision and you are free + to follow your conscious. Please stop attributing to me things I did not say. > It's not our responsibility to learn about the poster before answering. > It's the poster's responsibility to convince us that we should spend our > valuable time and knowledge helping them. If they don't make the effort, > well, too bad for them if they're offended. They should get over > themselves and realize we don't owe them anything -- not even a hearing. Nice attitude. Not one I care to adopt though. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
