lcuff@spectrum.cmc.com (Leonard Cuff) (05/31/91)
Somewhere, somebody writes: >Hey! Not everyone knows what subjects have been done to death. Also, some >systems delete messages after they are a week or so old. In this case, another appropriate thing to mention is that new users should read news.announce.newusers for a couple months before posting. One of the things to be learned there is that it is inappropriate to post right away. Just as one shouldn't walk up to a group already carrying on a conversation and start talking. I for one am sorry to see an expert such as Doug drop out. (I miss the Walking Lint, too. Is Karl gone forever?). Truly authoritative answers are a real gift. The null pointer is done to death in the FAQ list and so REPLIES that contradict the FAQ are awful to see. On the other hand, despite having read the FAQ, I learned quite a bit from the recent two month's description of machine architecture oddities centered around pointers to different kinds of objects. I have a suggestion: Why don't a few of the people that post regularly to this group (I personally just read, except now) add pithy lines to their .signatures that include info about FAQ. Like this, perhaps: -- Please read the Frequently Asked Questions list (FAQ) which is posted monthly before posting to comp.lang.c or (your favorite newsgroup goes here). Also read the relevant parts of manuals. We want to help, but we're busy too. Leonard Cuff lcuff@cmc.com