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Re: pointers and pointing

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On 22/04/14 05:56, Barry Schwarz wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Apr 2014 18:25:03 -0400, "Bill Cunningham"
> <nospam@nspam.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> I don't know Barry the thing about clc is that when you ask a question and 3 
>> people respond you will get 3 different answers. And people will lie to you 
> 
> When you ask a poorly worded question, you should expect a variety of
> answers since people will make different assumptions about what you
> really meant.

When you ask a well-worded question, you can also often expect a variety
of answers - often there is no simple answer to a good question.  And
even if there is only one real answer, different people will express it
in different ways.

The variety of answers you get here is one of the strengths of this group.

> 
>> too with some exceptions. I have had people fuck with me and lie about the 
>> way things work. But you must remember the only time you can come to clc for 
> 
> I've seen people post incorrect responses, including myself, without
> malice but the only person I've seen deliberately lie here is you.

Agreed - lying or deliberately misleading is rare here (except for the
occasional obvious sarcastic reply).  There are a few people who are
either deliberately trolling, or determined to remain ignorant no matter
how many times the facts are explained - such posters are arguably
lying, but it is usually quite clear to everyone else where the
consensus opinion lies, so it is not a source of confusion.

And yes, some people make mistakes - even the most experienced C experts
get things wrong on occasion.  But typically mistakes get corrected
quickly in this group (that's another of its strengths).

> 
>> help is when you do not need it. When there is a *problem* and you have 
>> *solved* it; well then you can come to clc.
> 
> And yet you keep coming back even though your problems are never
> solved.
> 

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pointers and pointing "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-21 13:57 -0400
  Re: pointers and pointing Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2014-04-21 11:58 -0700
    Re: pointers and pointing "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-21 15:09 -0400
      Re: pointers and pointing buja <buja66@gmail.com> - 2014-04-21 12:44 -0700
    Re: pointers and pointing gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2014-04-21 20:28 +0000
      Re: pointers and pointing "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2014-04-21 15:43 -0500
        Re: pointers and pointing Ken Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2014-04-22 10:28 -0400
      Re: pointers and pointing ralph <nt_consulting@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-21 16:25 -0500
      Re: pointers and pointing Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2014-04-21 15:14 -0700
        Re: pointers and pointing James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2014-04-21 18:41 -0400
          Re: pointers and pointing gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2014-04-21 22:48 +0000
      Re: pointers and pointing jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2014-04-22 00:22 +0200
    Re: pointers and pointing "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-21 18:25 -0400
      Re: pointers and pointing Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2014-04-21 20:56 -0700
        Re: pointers and pointing glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2014-04-22 05:51 +0000
          Re: pointers and pointing James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2014-04-22 07:38 -0400
        Re: pointers and pointing David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2014-04-22 09:16 +0200
        Re: pointers and pointing "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-22 09:37 -0400
          Re: pointers and pointing Richard <rgrdev_@gmail.com> - 2014-04-22 15:00 +0100
          Re: pointers and pointing Ken Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2014-04-22 10:36 -0400
            Re: pointers and pointing "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-22 14:09 -0400
              Re: pointers and pointing Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-04-22 22:40 +0100
              Re: pointers and pointing Richard <rgrdev_@gmail.com> - 2014-04-23 00:05 +0100
              Re: pointers and pointing Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2014-04-22 16:08 -0700
                Re: pointers and pointing "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-23 22:19 -0400
            Re: pointers and pointing "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-22 14:22 -0400
            Re: pointers and pointing "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-22 14:24 -0400
              Re: pointers and pointing buja <buja66@gmail.com> - 2014-04-22 13:12 -0700

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